• Photo by: Mark Hutchinson, Hernando Chapter, FNPS
  • Photo by: Roger Hammer, Dade Chapter FNPS
  • Photo by: Roger Hammer, Dade Chapter FNPS

Vernonia angustifolia

narrow-leaf ironweed, tall

Nomenclature

Common Name:

narrow-leaf ironweed, tall

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Genus species:

Vernonia angustifolia

Family:

Asteraceae (Compositae)

Plant Specifics

Form:

flower

Size:

2-3 (4) ft

Life Span:

Long-lived perennial

Flower Color:

purple

Fruit Color:

NA

Phenology:

winter dormant

Noted For:

Showy Flowers

Landscaping

Recommended Uses:

Wildflower garden.

Considerations:

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Moisture Tolerance:

Always Flooded---------------------------------Extremely Dry

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Somewhat moist, no flooding -to- Short very dry periods

Salt Water Flooding Tolerance:

Unknown

Salt Spray/Salty Soil Tolerance:

Some tolerance to salty wind but not direct salt spray

Soil or Other Substrate:

Sand, Loam

Soil pH:

Acidic to neutral

Suitable to Grow In:

8A,8B,9A,9B

Ecology

Wildlife:

Butterflies

Attractive to native bees and other pollinators.

Native Habitats:

Dry mesic to xeric pine flatwoods and dry open woods. Sandhills, secondary woods.

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