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Vernonia fasciculata - Ironweed

Vernonia fasciculata
Ironweed

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Vernonia fasciculata, with highly decorative violet-purple flowers.
Height at maturity
2 m
Spread at maturity
50 cm
Exposure
Sun
Hardiness
Hardy down to -34°C
Soil moisture
Moist soil, Damp soil
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Recommended planting time February to April, September to November
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Flowering time September to October
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Description

A large perennial plant with a woody crown from which large and robust, straight and unbranched stems emerge, bearing lanceolate and narrow leaves. Compact and flat, long-lasting, decorative, purple-violet flowers appear in late summer. Superb when accompanied by grasses.

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Vernonia fasciculata - Ironweed (Flowering) Flowering
Vernonia fasciculata - Ironweed (Foliage) Foliage
Vernonia fasciculata - Ironweed (Plant habit) Plant habit

Flowering

Flower colour violet
Flowering time September to October
Bee-friendly Attracts pollinators

Foliage

Foliage persistence Deciduous
Foliage colour dark green

Plant habit

Height at maturity 2 m
Spread at maturity 50 cm
Growth rate normal

Botanical data

Genus

Vernonia

Species

fasciculata

Family

Asteraceae

Other common names

Ironweed

Origin

Cultivar or hybrid

Product reference852411

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Planting and care

These excellent perennial plants should be better known than they are, because plants that thrive in moist, rich, and deep, even clayey and marshy soils, are quite rare.

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Planting period

Recommended planting time February to April, September to November

Intended location

Type of use Border
Hardiness Hardy down to -34°C (USDA zone 4) Show map
Ease of cultivation Amateur
Planting density 5 per m2
Exposure Sun
Soil pH Neutral
Soil type Clayey (heavy), Silty-loamy (rich and light)
Soil moisture Moist soil, Damp soil, well-draining

Care

Overwinter Can be left in the ground

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