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NY Ironweed (Vernonia noveboracensis)
Light Requirements: full sun/part shade
Soil Moisture: medium wet/medium
Bloom Color: purple
Bloom Time: July-September
Height: 6-8 ft. 
Deer Resistant? yes
Black Walnut tolerant? Yes
Local Ecotype Available? No
New York Flora Distribution Map

NY Ironweed (Vernonia noveboracensis)

$6.00Price

  • I’m a native of New York state.

     

    I attract butterflies and bees.

     

    Birds like my seeds.

     

    My common name likely comes from “iron-like” plant qualities like tough stems  and rusty colored seed clusters.  (MO Botanical Garden)

     

    I like to live in moist areas and along stream banks

     

    I get really tall, but you can cut me back in late spring to keep me from getting too tall in your garden.

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