Eupatorium purpureum subsp. maculatum 'Gateway'

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Eupatorium purpureum subsp. maculatum 'Gateway'

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Kemper Code: C700

Common Name: Joe Pye weed
Zone: 4 to 8
Plant Type: Herbaceous perennial
Family: Asteraceae
Missouri Native: No
Native Range: None
Height: 4 to 5 feet
Spread: 1.5 to 2 feet
Bloom Time: July - September Bloom Data
Bloom Color: Mauve/pink
Sun: Full sun
Water: Medium to wet
Maintenance: Low

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Plant Culture and Characteristics

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Uses:		Wildlife:	Flowers:	Leaves:	Fruit:
Hedge	Suitable as annual	Attracts birds	Has showy flowers	Leaves colorful	Has showy fruit
Shade tree	Culinary herb	Attracts	Has fragrant flowers	Leaves fragrant	Fruit edible
Street tree	Vegetable	hummingbirds	Flowers not showy	Good fall color	Other:
Flowering tree	Water garden plant	Attracts	Good cut flower	Evergreen	Winter interest
Gr. cover (<1')	Will naturalize	butterflies	Good dried flower		Thorns or spines

General Culture:

Easily grown in average, medium to wet soils in full sun. Prefers moist, fertile, humusy soils which do not dry out. Cut plants to the ground in late winter.

Noteworthy Characteristics:

Eupatorium purpureum subsp. maculatum (formerly E. maculatum) is native to damp meadows, thickets and coastal areas in eastern North America and is commonly called Joe Pye weed. ‘Gateway’ is a popular cultivar that is more compact than the subspecies, typically growing shorter (to 4-5’ tall) and bushier with tighter and thicker inflorescences. It is an erect, clump-forming perennial that features coarsely-serrated, lance-shaped, dark green leaves (to 8” long), typically in whorls of 3-4 on sturdy, wine-red stems. Tiny, dusky rose-pink flowers in huge, terminal, domed, compound inflorescenses (12-18” diameter) bloom in mid-summer to early fall. Flowers are very attractive to butterflies. Flowers give way to attractive seed heads, which persist well into winter.

Problems:

No serious insect or disease problems. Leaves may scorch if soils are allowed to dry out.

Uses:

Tall plant for borders, cottage gardens, meadows, native plant gardens, wild/naturalized areas or water margins.