A LITTLE MORE LIFE
Spotted Joe-Pye weed
Eutrochium maculatum
Native flower clusters supply late-season nectar for bees and butterflies.
MAKE IT FEEL AT HOME
A spot to thrive.
Needs space and steady moisture; stems die back in winter, unlike a woody shrub.
- Sunlight
- Full sun
- Soil moisture
- Moist to wet / Average moisture
- Mature size
- 4–7 ft tall · 3–4 ft wide
- Season of interest
- Summer–Fall
- Hardiness
- USDA zones 3–8
- Garden role
- Tall late-season pollinator flowers
ONE GOOD SWAP
Instead of butterfly bush.
Buddleja davidii
Try spotted joe-pye weed for tall late-season pollinator flowers.
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Photo credits & licenses
Spotted Joe-Pye weed: Kathleen Moore · CC BY 4.0
Butterfly bush: Jim, the Photographer · CC BY 2.0
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