Eutrochium purpureum (Purple Joe-Pye Weed) Sun Exposure - Part Sun Clusters of beautiful violet-blue flowers

Clusters of beautiful violet-blue flowers appear in spring on stalks emerging from very attractive grass-like leaves

Flower Color cream-green

oak woodlands rely on ants

Bromus pubescens (Hairy Woodland Brome) has clumpy tufts of leaves and tall arching seed heads that can be quite charming on the breeze

Eutrochium purpureum (Purple Joe-Pye Weed) Sun Exposure - Part Sun Clusters of beautiful violet-blue flowersSweet Joe Pye Weed is a large woodland plant reaching around four to seven feet high with beautiful cotton candy pink purple flowers. It brings in the butterflies and is a statement plant for the garden, but with its height, it can be a bit aggressive in smaller gardens. Plus it is a favorite nectar source for the endangered Rusty Patched Bumble Bee (Bombus affinis). Sun Exposure: shade, part shade Soil Conditions Wet Mesic, Mesic, Dry Mesic Height 4