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Eupatorium purpureum

Sweet-Scented Joe-Pye Weed

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• Category:Perennial
• Breeder:American Beauties Native Plants
• Hardiness Zone:3-7
• Height:5-7 ft
• Spread:2-4 ft

Big and beautiful, this tall grower is covered with domes of small pink-purple flowers that bloom starting in July and continuing until September. A pollinator magnet, native bees, butterflies, hummingbirds and songbirds prize this plant for nectar or seed and it's perfect for a wood's edge.