Eupatorium Dubium Baby Joe

The perfect size for smaller gardens this is a lovely midsized selection of joe pye weed.

Eupatorium dubium baby joe.

A favorite of butterflies but not of deer. Perfect for smaller gardens. Noteworthy characteristics eutrochium dubium commonly known as coastal plain joe pye weed is a coarse herbaceous perennial that typically grows to 3 5 tall and to 2 4 wide on purple spotted stems clad with ovate coarsely toothed strongly three veined leaves to 6 long arranged in whorls of 3 4. Eupatorium dubium baby joe.

In addition to its value to butterflies joe pye weed provides bees with nectar and also supports conservation biological control by attracting beneficial insects to the garden. Eupatorium is a genus of about 40 species most of them native to the eastern united states. It is a key monarch way station plant. Eupatorium baby joe displays dark red purple stems topped with large domed mauve flowers in late summer and fall.

Eupatorium dubium baby joe. Eupatorium baby joe common name joe pye weed eutrochium a miniature joe pye weed. Butterflies will be happy visitors. Baby joe bears the same ample lavender rose flowers as its taller cousins but on shorter stems that won t flop.

Joe pye weed eutrochium dubium baby joe is a pollinator magnet and important nectar source for monarchs and other butterflies. It forms a bushy upright mound of coarse dark green leaves bearing large umbrella like heads of magenta pink flowers in late summer.