Phonetic: ver-NOH-nee-ah fa-sik-yoo-LAY-tuh
First photo courtesy of Leonardo DaSilva
In late summer and into fall, Common Ironweed offers a large cluster of unusually brilliant purple flowers on top of 6' tall, unbranched stems. Because of its height, it works well as a plant in the back of the garden. The seeds disperse with the wind. Ironweed is a host plant for the American Painted Lady butterfly and is listed by the Xerces Society as having special value to native bees.
- Hardiness Zone: 3-9
- Native Northeast Region: USDA Database
- Sun Exposure: Full to Partial Sun
- Flower Color: Purple
- Bloom Time: July, August, September
- Soil Type: Moist
- Mature Plant Size: 6'H
- Plant Spacing: 2-3'
- Host Plant: American Painted Lady Butterfly
- Attracts: Bees, Butterflies
- Advantages: Deer resistant, late season color
- Landscape Uses: Cottage gardens, meadows, perennial borders, rain gardens
- Companion Plants: Blue Vervain, Boneset, Cardinal Plant, Culver's Root, Garden Phlox, Great Blue Lobelia, Joe Pye Weed, Rose Milkweed, White Turtlehead
