The delicate purple flowers have a sweet vanilla scent earning it the name "Sweet" Joe-Pye weed. The flowers are a magnet for butterflies and bees.
Botanical Name: Eupatorium purpureum
Common Name: Purple Joe Pye Weed
Color: Purple
Soil Moisture: Wet Mesic to Dry Mesic
Bloom Time: August - September
Soil Type: Loam, Peat, Sand
Height: 4 - 7'
Wetland Indicator: UPL
Sun Exposure: Full Sun
Seeds per Oz: 42000