Coastal Plain Joe-Pye Weed

Eutrochium dubium

Native to: NH, ME, MA, CT, RI

Life cycle: Perennial

Light: Full/Partial Sun

Soil Moisture: Medium to Wet

Height: 3-6’
Spread: 2-4’
Spacing: 3-4’

Blooms: Late summer
Bloom Color: Pink

Natural Habitat: Streamsides, pond edges, roadside ditches, and wet meadows

Pairs Well With: Blue iris, New England aster, swamp milkweed, and tall-white aster

Benefits: Attracts Bees, Attracts Butterflies, Host Plant (eg. Ruby Tiger Moth, Eupatorium Borer Moth, Great Tiger Moth), Salt Tolerant, Deer/Rabbit Resistant, Low Maintenance

Note: This plant was formerly known as Eupatorium dubium.

“This Maine native’s dramatic summer-blooming wildflower is covered with dusty pink flat-topped flower clusters relished by butterflies and bees. Seeds provide late season food for songbirds. An excellent garden plant as well as for naturalizing in wet areas and rain gardens.”

– Wild Seed Project

“This tall, showy species is best in wet meadow gardens or for naturalizing, where it will attract late-summer and fall pollinators.”

– Native Plant Trust