Vernonia noveboracensis
New York ironweed
Asteraceae (Compositae)
Plant Specifics
Form:
flower
Size:
5-8 ft
Life Span:
long-lived perennial
Flower Color:
pink,red,purple
Fruit Color:
Phenology:
winter dormant
Noted For:
Showy Flowers
Landscaping
Recommended Uses:
Moist wildflower garden. Also useful to naturalize along the edges of ponds, wetlands, and streams.
Considerations:
Light:
Part Sun
Moisture Tolerance:
Stays wet ---- to ---- Somewhat moist, no flooding
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, Clay, Loam
Suitable to Grow In:
Ecology
Wildlife:
Pollinators, Butterflies, Caterpillars
Nectar attracts native bees and butterflies.
Larval host for Spring azure.
Native Habitats:
Hydric to moist savannas, openings along streams, wet pastures, floodplains, bluffs, bay swamps.
