FNPS Plant Database

Eutrochium fistulosum

joe-pye-weed, queen-of-the-meadow
  • Photo by: Shirley Denton, Suncoast Chapter FNPS
  • Photo by: Shirley Denton, Suncoast Chapter FNPS
  • Photo by: Janet Bowers, Heartland Chapter FNPS
  • Photo by: Janet Bowers, Heartland Chapter FNPS

Nomenclature

Common Name:

joe-pye-weed, queen-of-the-meadow

Synonym(s):

Eupatorium fistulosum

Genus species:

Eutrochium fistulosum

Family:

Asteraceae (Compositae)

Plant Specifics

Form:

Flower

Size:

4–6 ft tall by 2–2.5 ft wide

Life Span:

Long-lived perennial

Flower Color:

purple, lavender

Fruit Color:

black

Phenology:

Winter dormant. Blooms late summer

Noted For:

Showy Flowers

Landscaping

Recommended Uses:

Mass planting or specimen plant in moist areas. Best for informal gardens.

Considerations:

Availability:

Native Nurseries, FNPS Plant Sales, Seed

Propagation:

Seed.

Light:

Full Sun

Moisture Tolerance:

Always Flooded---------------------------------Extremely Dry

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Usually moist, occasional inundation -to- Not wet but not extremely dry

Salt Water Flooding Tolerance:

Unknown

Salt Spray/Salty Soil Tolerance:

Some tolerance to salty wind but not direct salt spray

Soil or Other Substrate:

Sand, Loam, Lime Rock

Soil pH:

Adaptable

Suitable to Grow In:

8A,8B,9A

USDA zones are based on the average annual extreme minimum winter temperature.

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Map coded by Melissa Fernandez-de Cespedes (Paynes Prairie Chapter)

Ecology

Wildlife:

Pollinators, Butterflies, Birds, Mammals

Attracts butterflies. Attracts many pollinators including bees. Larval host plant for clymene moth (Haploa clymene).

Birds and other wildlife consume fruit.

Native Habitats:

Moist hammocks, flatwoods, stream banks

Natural Range in Florida:

Comments:

Ethnobotany:

General Comments:

FNPS Plant Print

Citations:

Traas, Pamela. (2001). Gardening for Florida's Butterflies. Great Outdoors Publishing Co, St. Petersburg, FL.


Wunderlin, R. P, B. F. Hansen, A. R. Franck, and F. B. Essig. (1999+). Atlas of Florida Plants. ( https://florida.plantatlas.usf.edu/ ). [S. M. Landry and K. N. Campbell (application development), USF Water Institute.] Institute for Systematic Botany, University of South Florida, Tampa, FL.

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