Joe Pye weed. Eupatorium maculatum & Eupatorium rugosum

A very tall plant with pink/purple clusters of flowers in summer. This plant prefers a very damp soil though it will grow in more well drained conditions. Wants full sun. Attractive to pollinators. Chocolate is lower growing (1-2m) has dark stems and nodes and white flowers. Little Joe is a smaller version of Joe Pye Weed.

Eupatorium maculatum ‘Baby Joe’
Eupatorium maculatum ‘Joe Pye Weed’
Eupatorium maculatum ‘Little Joe’
Eupatorium rugosum ‘Chocolate’

Summer bloom
2 gallon pot

2* Eupatorium rugosum 'Chocolate' 10/2021 Joe Pye- by F. D. Richards, available underCC BY-SA 2.0 Licenseat Flickr.com. Text added to image by us.