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.

Varieties:

1. Eupatorium maculatum ‘Baby Joe’

2. Eupatorium rugosum ‘Chocolate’

Notes:

• Summer bloom

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