Vernonia noveboracensis

New York ironweed

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Photo credit: R. Harrison Wiegand, Maryland Department of Natural Resources, Wildlife and Heritage Service. www.dnr.state.md.us
Family

Asteraceae

Region

Coastal Plain, Mountain, Piedmont

States

Delaware, District of Columbia, Maryland, New York, Pennsylvania, Virginia, West Virginia

Plant Type

Emergent Herbaceous (Can grow with roots in water), Herbaceous

Height

3.5 - 8ft

Spread

- ft

Flower Color

Purple

Fruit

Capsule;

Sun Exposure

Full Sun, Partial Sun

Soil Texture

Loamy

Soil Moisture

Moist, Wet

Blooms

August - October

Fall Color

Habitat

stream banks, wet fields, fresh water marshes

Notes

brilliant flowers; tall upright form adds structure to garden; spreads; May become a bad weed in moist or rich pastures

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Resources

The Native Plants Guide

Physiographic Regions of Chesapeake Watershed

Mountain
Piedmont
Coastal Plain