Eutrochium purpureum subsp. maculatum ‘Gateway’
(Gateway spotted joe pye weed)
(Gateway spotted joe pye weed)
Category: Herbaceous Plants
Photo Credits: Courtesy Missouri Botanical Garden PlantFinder
Height: 48 – 72 inches
Spread: 48 inches
Location: Bottom, Sides
Native Status: NE
Comments & Cautions:
very attractive to butterflies; best for larger gardens or as a tall backdrop; tolerates more moisture than E. purpureum species (sweet joe pye weed)
Recommended For:
Bioretention and Rain Gardens
This plant prefers that the level of moisture in your soil be: Wet or Medium
This plant prefers Loam or Clay soil.
The plant DOES NOT have a salt tolerance.
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Plant Form
erect, mound-forming
Foliage
dark green whorled leaves on red stems
Flowers
tiny rose-pink flowers in 12- to 18-inch terminal inflorescences; July-September; seed heads persist into winter