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
- 4–6 ft
- Spacing
- 3–4 ft apart
- Light
- sun
- Soil moisture
- moist
- Soil pH
- acidic, neutral, alkaline
- Bloom
- August, September
- Bloom colors
- red, purple
- Wildlife value
- songbirds, butterflies, pollinators
- Landscape uses
- naturalizing, rain garden
- Native states
- AL, CT, DC, DE, FL, GA, KY, MA, MD, NC, NJ, NY, OH, PA, RI, SC, TN, VA, WV
Related native plants
More Vernonia species
- Western Ironweed (Vernonia baldwinii)
- Giant Ironweed (Vernonia gigantea)
- Prairie Ironweed (Vernonia fasciculata)
- Woolly Ironweed (Vernonia lindheimeri)
- Tall Ironweed (Vernonia angustifolia)
- Threadleaf Ironweed (Vernonia lettermannii)