This plan needs only 14 plants. They spread and are loveliest in late summer. Named after an Algonquin healer in colonial New England, who used this plant to treat typhoid fever and other diseases, Joe-Pye weed is a glorious native plant that rises from the swamps of the Northeast in late summer. It grows up to 48 inches tall and spreads over the years. A native American, it will thrive as long as the ground is evenly moist for most of the summer.
Hummingbirds love it.
Plant the Iris in a cluster in the center of the garden, the Eupatorium and Helenium in the back, and the Chelone and Lobelia in the front. Mulch well to keep the weeds down. Yankee Publishing Inc. All rights reserved.