Upland Ironweed

Deep purple masses of densely clustered fine-petaled flowers atop tall sturdy stems from late July through September, dark green lance shaped leaves with serrated edges, drought tolerant, attracts Butterflies & native bees, host to American Painted Lady Butterfly (Vanessa virginiensis) caterpillars. Much more drought tolerant that its better known cousin, NY Ironweed (V. noveboracensis).

3-5 foot tall
Plant Hardiness Zones: 6b-8a
Perennial
Deer Resistant

Native Range: s NJ & se PA south through the Appalachian mountains to AL & n MS. Rare in NJ, PA, DE, & MS

Germination - Easy: Cold stratify 8 weeks

Upland Ironweed Seed Packet $5.00 (Temporarily Sold Out*)

*We normally carry this item but are temporarily sold out. We expect to have it available again as soon as our plants in production reach sufficient size/maturity or we harvest more seed. In some cases, plants may be recovering from caterpillar damage (Monarchs love our Milkweed), wind or hail damage, rampaging woodchucks, downed trees, or other natural issues. We are constantly updating our web site so please check back again.

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