Product Review

Joe-Pye Weed is a 3' to 7' tall, or sometimes much taller, native perennial with whorled lance shaped leaves. The flowers are in 1' wide or larger dome shaped heads of small bright fluffy pink /purple flowers. Joe-Pye Weed grows best in medium to moist soils and part shade, but will tolerate full sun. The height and large flowering heads make this plant a favorite for gardeners. It is often used in wet meadows, woodland edges, and in the rear of plantings for its effect. Joe-Pye Weed is a good nectar flower for honey bees and other pollinators and the seeds are eaten by numerous birds. Native Americans used Joe-Pye Weed in herbal remedies to treat a host of medical ailments.