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Also called Purple Joepyeweed, this erect perennial grows 4 to 7 feet tall and features dark green leaves and tiny, vanilla-scented, pinkish-purple flowers. They are highly popular with bees and bloom mid-summer to early fall, producing attractive seed heads that persist well into winter. This plant grows in full sun to shade and in moist soils.
May Attract
Sweet-Scented Joe-Pye-Weed is thought to attract these families of birds
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