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Sun exposure: Full sun (6 or more hours of sunlight a day)
Soil: performs best in average to poor soils
Traits
Special Care Instructions
None. Ironweed are carefree natives.
Flowering Time
August and September
Characteristics, Uses, and Fun Facts
Ironweed is a great native perennial. Their glowing purple flowers appear in late summer attracting hordes of butterflies. These deer resistant plants are generally free of disease and insects, looking great all season. Ironweeds are incredibly adaptable to most garden conditions, but are happiest in ordinary to dry locations.
Varieties
Soil: performs best in average to poor soils
Traits
Special Care Instructions
None. Ironweed are carefree natives.
Flowering Time
August and September
Characteristics, Uses, and Fun Facts
Ironweed is a great native perennial. Their glowing purple flowers appear in late summer attracting hordes of butterflies. These deer resistant plants are generally free of disease and insects, looking great all season. Ironweeds are incredibly adaptable to most garden conditions, but are happiest in ordinary to dry locations.
Varieties
Ironweed
Vernonia
Vernonia
Growing Conditions
Attracts Butterflies
Deer Resistant
Good Cut Flower
Iron Butterfly (V. lettermanii) 24-30" tall
| • | This is not the Ironweed that grows in this area, but is a native from the open fields of Oklahoma and Arkansas. |
| • | Its fine bladed foliage grows densely and forms a shrubby mound up to 3' tall. |
| • | Late summer brings purple flowers that attract butterflies by the bucketful. |
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Upland Ironweed (V. glauca) 4-5' tall
| • | This wonderful Pennsylvania native attracts hoards of butterflies late in the season with its large clusters of rich purple flowers. |
| • | It is a statuesque plant growing 4-5 feet tall, and is not for the small garden. |
| • | Cutting back the new growth in early spring will result in a shorter, more dense habit. |
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Midwest Native
Iron Butterfly Ironweed
