Eutrochium dubium | Joe Pye ‘Little Joe’

‘Little Joe’ Joe Pye is dwarf cultivar of the coastal plain Joe Pye weed (Eutrochium dubium), recently moved from the genus Eupatorium, is an herbaceous flowering perennial in the Asteraceae (daisy) family and is native to the eastern coastal plains and wetlands of North America.

‘Little Joe’ Joe Pye maintains a more compact size 3 to 4 feet tall and 2 to 3 feet wide. The plant grows easily in a variety of soils from moist, fertile, and humus rich to sandy or gravelly and in full sun to partial shade. It will not tolerate full shade or dry soil. Joe Pye is a butterfly favorite, especially attracting Eastern Swallowtails.

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