FNPS Plant Database

Eutrochium fistulosum

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

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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,NA

Phenology:

Winter dormant. Blooms late summer.

Noted For:

Landscaping

Recommended Uses:

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

Considerations:

Availability:

Propagation:

Seed.

Light:

Moisture Tolerance:

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

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6 ---to--- 9

Salt Water Flooding Tolerance:

Unknown

Salt Spray/Salty Soil Tolerance:

2

Soil or Other Substrate:

Soil pH:

adaptable

Suitable to Grow In:

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



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Ecology

Wildlife:

Text

Native Habitats:

Moist hammocks, flatwoods, stream banks.

Natural Range in Florida:

Comments:

Ethnobotany:

General Comments:

Citations:

Tras, Pamela.  2001.  Gardening for Florida's butterflies.  Great Outdoors Publishing, St. Petersburg, FL.



Wunderlin, R. P., B. F. Hansen, A. R. Franck, and F. B. Essig. 2021. Atlas of Florida Plants (http://florida.plantatlas.usf.edu/).  Institute for Systematic Botany, University of South Florida, Tampa.

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