VERNONIA NOVEBORACENSISIronweed Plant Type Perennial Hardiness ZONE 4 8 Mature Size Height 3 4 Ft Width 1 2 Ft Flower Color Purple Shades Description New York Iron Weed is tall and upright with strong stems that are covered with narrow dark green leaves. This aggressive grower bursts into bloom in August with deep purple, aster like flowers. The fluffy haze of deep purple is often covered by a parade of butterflies in late summer. Other beneficial insects feed on the nectar

deep green spear-like leaves cover this multi-stemmed small tree and serve as a perfect backdrop for 4-6 drooping strings of white fringe-like petals from mid-May to mid-June

and marsh birds

Tolerates a wide range of soil types

orange and yellow

overlapping white bracts

White May bloom gives way to the dark berries relished by winter birds

Hardiness- ZONE 3-10

Plant Type-Tree

Broadly oval to round form

7 leaflet foliage that covers the plant well

fiery-colored foliage through fall

Remove flower heads before seed develops to prevent unwanted self-seeding