Joe Pye Weed (Eutrochium maculatum)

Joe Pye Weed (Eutrochium maculatum)

Eutrochium maculatum, more commonly known as Joe Pye Weed, is a North American species of flowering plant in the sunflower family Asteraceae. It is widespread through much of the United States and Canada. It is the only species of the genus Eutrochium found west of the Great Plains.

This herbaceous perennial sometimes grows as high as 6 ft 7 feet. Stems are sometimes completely purple, sometimes green with purple spots. One plant can produce numerous rose-purple flower heads in late summer, each head with 8-22 disc flowers but no ray flowers. The specific name maculatum, meaning spotted, refers to the purple spots on the stem.

Joe Pye Weed thrives in marshes, rich fens and swamps. It also does well in man-made moist expanses such as ditches, seepage areas and wet fields. Above all else the plant flourishes in the non-shaded environments that are also abundant in wetlands.

Joe Pye Weed is a larval host to The Clymene Moth, The Eupatorium Borer Moth, The Ruby Tiger Moth, and The Three-Lined Flower Moth. The plant also attracts myriad butterflies and native bees.

Joe Pye Weed listed as rare in Idaho, Montana, Kansas, Missouri, Kentucky, West Virginia, Maryland, Virginia, and North Carolina, and considered extirpated(locally extinct) in Washington.

Plant Details

USDA Zones: 3-8

Germination Needs: 30 Days Cold Stratification

Life Cycle: Perennial

Sun Exposure: Full to Partial

Soil Moisture: Wet, Medium-Wet

Plant Spacing: 3-4 feet

Height: 5-6 feet

Bloom Time: July, August, September

Bloom Color: Pink

Advantages

Pollinator Favorite: butterflies, moths, bees, wasps, beetles

Bird Favorite: seeds, insects, fruit, nectar, nesting, perchs.

Deer Resistant: Yes

Excellent in the home landscape!

Native to: Wisconsin, Minnesota, Michigan, Iowa, Illinois, Indiana, Ohio, Missouri, Kentucky, Tennessee, Georgia, North Carolina, Virginia, West Virginia, Maryland, Delaware, Pennsylvania, New York, New Jersey, Rhode Island, Massachusetts, Vermont, New Hampshire, Maine, North Dakota, South Dakota, Nebraska, Kansas, New Mexico, Arizona, Colorado, Utah, Wyoming, Montana, Idaho, and Washington.

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