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Eutrochium maculatum
Spotted Joe-Pye Weed
USDA Zone
3-8
Conditions
Size
Growth Habit
USDA NATIVE
RANGE MAP
Notes
Bloom Season
Moist soils, full sun, ditches, wetland edge
6 ft + tall and clumps to 6ft wide
Clumping, self seeding
Summer
This plant has the potential to get very tall but does not require staking, stems are purple.
The tall nature of this plant makes it a great screening perennial.
Some Value
Medium Value
High Value
Larval Host Potential
Three-lined flower moth
Ruby Tiger Moth
Clymene Moth
Wavy-Lined Emerald
Red-Humped Caterpillar
Boneset Borer Moth
Tricose Dart
Smartweed Borer
Curve-Lined Angle
White Spot Pug
Subgothic Dart
Pollinator Potential
Many pollinators use the Joe Pye Weed
Favorite of monarchs and other butterflies
I have seen bumblebees sleep on the flower heads that rock in the breeze.
Wildlife Potential
Sparrows will supplement diet with the seeds
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