New York Ironweed
Vernonia noveboracensis
New York ironweed towers in moist meadows and stream edges with broad clusters of rich red-purple flowers atop tall stems, a striking, deer-resistant magnet for butterflies.
- Family
- Asteraceae
- Type
- wildflower
- Lifespan
- perennial
- Height
- 4–7 ft
- Spacing
- 2–3 ft apart
- Light
- sun
- Soil moisture
- moist, wet
- Soil pH
- acidic, neutral
- Bloom
- August, September
- Bloom colors
- purple
- Wildlife value
- pollinators, butterflies, songbirds
- Landscape uses
- rain garden
- Native states
- CT, DC, DE, FL, GA, MA, MD, NC, NJ, NY, PA, RI, SC, TN, VA, WV