3-Nerve Joe-Pye Weed
Eutrochium dubium
Joe-Pye scale without the eight-foot height. Compact coastal species with mauve-pink late-summer clusters that pull monarchs and butterflies.
Typically 1 pint–1 gal · $9–$30 · final price at pickup
- Thu, Aug 138 AM – 4 PM
- Fri, Aug 148 AM – 4 PM
- Sat, Aug 158 AM – 2 PM
The compact coastal Joe-Pye Weed. same monarch butterfly and pollinator attraction as the giant species but in a manageable four-to-five-foot plant ideal for most garden borders.
Three-Nerve Joe-Pye Weed is the compact coastal species, shorter and tidier than its towering inland relatives, making it more manageable in typical garden settings while delivering the same monarch and butterfly attraction. The flat-topped clusters of mauve-pink flowers in late summer are every bit as attractive to pollinators as the larger species, and the three prominent leaf veins that give the plant its common name are a distinctive identifying characteristic. Plant it where you need Joe-Pye scale without eight-foot height. The cultivar 'Little Joe' selected from this species has become a well-known garden plant, but the straight species performs equally well and offers the genuine coastal ecotype genetics that support local pollinators. It's a particularly good choice for rain gardens and wet border edges along the Atlantic coast, where its native origin means it's already adapted to the local climate.
A nursery-grown plant, ready for the ground.
Healthy, container-grown 3-nerve joe-pye weed propagated on-site at Hill House from regional genetics. Includes a one-page care card. We make every effort to supply plants as listed; occasionally we substitute a similar species of equal value.
- Sun
- Full sun
- Water
- Moist
- Mature size
- 3–5 ft · 24–36 in wide
- Bloom time
- August–September
- USDA zones
- 4–9
- Family
- Asteraceae
- Native range
- Coastal eastern North America. moist to wet soils, meadows, and pond margins primarily along the Atlantic Coastal Plain from Maine to Florida
Care notes for 3-nerve joe-pye weed.
Plant in full sun to part shade in moist to wet, fertile soil. Three-Nerve Joe-Pye Weed is smaller than E. fistulosum but shares the same preference for consistent moisture. Divide every three to four years in spring. Cut back in late June by one-third if a more compact habit is desired. Leave old stems through winter. The species is somewhat more adaptable to average moisture conditions than the hollow-stemmed species.
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