Three-nerved Joe Pye or aka Eutrochium dubium

Eupatorium dubium

  • A mutation of the popular Joe Pye Weed grows only 2-4 feet tall.
  • More appropriate for small gardens.
  • Same color as 'Gateway', native to the eastern U.S.
  • Sun/pt.shade.


Height: 2-4 ft
Spread: 2 ft
Spacing: 3-4 ft
Zone: 4-8
Color: Lavender Pink

Interesting Notes about Eupatorium dubium:

Taxonomists recently changed the name of this species to Eutrochium dubium.

Joe Pye was reported to be an 18th or 19th century naturalist or herbalist from New England.  He is said to have cured people of typhus fever by using Eupatorium spp. roots to induce sweating.

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Characteristics & Attributes

Attracts Wildlife:

» Attracts Butterflies
» Attracts Pollinators
» Attracts Songbirds

Attributes:

» Cut Flower/Foliage
» Long Blooming
» Native
» Naturalizing
» RainGarden
» Summer Bloomer

Exposure:

» Sun/ Part Shade

Foliage Color:

» Green

Season of Interest (Flowering):

» Summer

Season of Interest (Foliage):

» Fall
» Spring
» Summer

Soil Moisture:

» Average Water
» Moist, Well Drained