New York Ironweed
Vernonia noveboracensis

Height: 4-6 ft
Spread: 3-4 ft
Bloom Time: July-September
Sunlight: Full Sun to Part Shade
Soil Moisture: Wet, Moist
​Life Cycle: Perennial

New York Ironweed is a bushy-structured plant of damp areas that has many pink/purple flowers that are visited by a large variety of pollinators. During its July to September bloom time, it is not uncommon to see dozens of butterflies flitting around patches of New York Ironweed, drinking nectar. Its new growth can be slow to emerge in the spring but will reach heights of 4-6 feet tall by late summer. The lance-shaped leaves are fed upon by the caterpillars of native American Painted Lady butterflies.