Tall Ironweed
Vernonia angustifolia
Fine-textured ironweed with airy clusters of intense red-purple flowers, unusual for thriving on dry, sandy soil. A late-summer butterfly favorite.
- Family
- Asteraceae
- Type
- wildflower
- Lifespan
- perennial
- Height
- 2–4 ft
- Spacing
- 1–2 ft apart
- Light
- shade, sun, part shade
- Soil moisture
- dry
- Soil pH
- acidic
- Bloom
- June, July, August
- Bloom colors
- white, pink, purple
- Wildlife value
- butterflies, hummingbirds, pollinators
- Landscape uses
- border, naturalizing
- Native states
- AL, FL, GA, MS, NC, SC
Related native plants
More Vernonia species
- Western Ironweed (Vernonia baldwinii)
- Giant Ironweed (Vernonia gigantea)
- New York Ironweed (Vernonia noveboracensis)
- Prairie Ironweed (Vernonia fasciculata)
- Woolly Ironweed (Vernonia lindheimeri)
- Threadleaf Ironweed (Vernonia lettermannii)