Joe Pye Weed, Gateway Joe Pye Weed

Gateway Joe Pye Weed is a bushy woody perennial with whorls of coarse dark leaves on its wine-red stems.  The large flowerhead on top opens to hundreds of tiny sweetly fragrant rose-pink flowers in summer, attracting bees and butterflies.  Best bloom in full sun and moist, well-drained soils.  Tolerates light afternoon shade in the South.

Type:	Perennial
Origins:	Eastern N. America; GA Native
Height:	4' - 5'
Spread:	1.5' - 2’
Spacing:	2’
USDA Hardiness Zone:	4 - 8
Culture:	Full Sun
Bloom Color:	Pink
Season of Interest:	Summer

MAINTENANCE NEEDS: Low Maintenance. Leaves will scorch if soils dry out.  Will tolerate light afternoon shade in southern climates.  Cut plants to the ground in late winter.  

LANDSCAPE USES:  Accents or Group Plantings, Borders, Naturalized Areas, Ponds or Streams, and Containers.

COMPANION PLANTS: Coreopsis, Phlox, Echinacea

IMAGES: Photo by David J. Stang, Eupatorium maculatum Gateway 3zz, CC BY-SA 4.0, (2) Krzysztof Ziarnek, Kenraiz, Eupatorium maculatum kz5, CC BY-SA 4.0, (3) Andrey Zharkikh, 2011.10.03_16.54.08_CIMG6544

*As plants have ranges in appearance they may not appear as the images shown.