
Tags: #purple #fragrant #showy flowers #rain garden #fragrant flowers #pink flowers #nectar plant #NC native #deer resistant #pollinator plant #food source fall #NC Native Pollinator Plant #food source herbage #food source nectar #food source pollen #Coastal FACW #Piedmont Mountains FACW #wet soils tolerant #food source hard mast fruit #butterfly friendly #bee friendly #Audubon #perennial #wildlife friendly Tiny dusky-pink flowers appear in large clusters and attract many bees and butterflies See this plant in the following landscape: Cultivars / Varieties: In the heat, leaves may become scorched if the soil is allowed to dry out. Insects, Diseases, and Other Plant Problems: No serious problems. Habitat: Marl fens, wet calcareous meadows, cove forests, grassy balds Eutrochium maculatum has solid pith running through the stem and Eutrochium fistulosum is hollow toward the base of the plant, filling out as the pith reaches the top of the stem. You can tell the difference between this plant and Eutrochium fistulosum by cutting a stem near the base of the plant.

You can divide the plant in spring or fall and replant to a new site. This plant often forms small clonal colonies. You can cut the plants to the ground in late winter. The root system is fibrous and rhizomatous.
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It does best in average, medium to wet soils in full sun, but tolerates some light afternoon shade in hot summer climates. This plant is resistant to damage by deer. Joe Pye Weed prefers moist to wet soil and does best in sun to partial shade.

It displays clusters of purple blossoms through summer into fall. Phonetic Spelling yoo-TRO-kee-um mak-yuh-LAY-tum DescriptionĮutrochium maculatum is an herbaceous native perennial wildflower, commonly known as Joe Pye Weed or Queen of the Meadow, that is useful as a tall plant in wet spaces.
