New York Ironweed (Vernonia noveboracensis)

New York Ironweed (Vernonia noveboracensis)Hardy, late summer to fall blooming, North American perennial Description: Small, fluffy, deep purple flowers in 3 4 terminal clusters on tall, erect stems; alternate, lanceolate, deep green leaves Habit: Grows 4 7 tall and forms clumps 2 4 wide Culture: Prefers full sun and moist to wet soils; tolerates some dry conditions Hardiness: Cold hardy to USDA Zone 5 Origin: Eastern US Attributes: Showy flower; deer tolerant; low maintenance; rain gardens

" McMahon advertised seeds of this species in his 1804 broadsheet and the William Prince Nursery on Long Island offered it in 1818

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" By 1870 it was considered "One of the most common and most beautiful" of spireas (Frank Scott

this species has long been recognized as a worthy garden plant

Habit: Grows 6-10” high and 12” wide

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Renew by cutting to the ground in late winter

allow 2-3 years to establish

1807: “planted 1

Mark Catesby commissioned the naturalist and artist George Dionysius Ehret to illustrate the “Laurel Tree of Carolina” for his Natural History of Carolina

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