Spotted Joe Pye Weed
Eupatorium maculatum (Atropurpureum Group) 'Purple Bush'
Asteraceae
Other names
Joe Pye Weed
Growth habit
Herbaceous
Perennation
Perennial
Location
Source of plant
CanningPerennials, Niche Gardens
Description
Upright to lightly spreading, 210 × 150cm. Stem green, very strongly dark purplish red 187B, fine longitudinal black dashes, especially noticeable on green areas. Leaves lanceolate, serrate, dark green 147A. Flowers dusky pink 186C. Flowering from 24 July to 4 September 2006. Useful smaller size; bushy; standing up well; just as good as the taller hybrids but more compact and an excellent garden plant.
USDA Hardiness Zone
5