Coastal Joe-Pye weed (Eutrochium dubium) Seeds
Coastal Joe-Pye weed (Eutrochium dubium) Seeds
This Maine native’s dramatic summer-blooming wildflower is covered with dusty pink flat-topped flower clusters relished by butterflies and bees. Seeds provide late season food for songbirds. An excellent garden plant as well as for naturalizing in wet areas and rain gardens.
Native to Maine: Yes
Growing conditions: Sun to part shade in medium to wet soil
Grows up to: 4-6'
Blooms: In late summer
Pairs well with: Blue iris, New England aster, swamp milkweed, tall-white aster, golden Alexander, and boneset
Natural habitat: Streamsides, pond edges, roadside ditches, and wet meadows
Seeds per packet: 50-100
These seeds need a winter or cold period to germinate - a minimum of 30 days below 40°F in moist soil (or sand or vermiculite). Sow outdoors in pots from November through March. A great species for beginner seed-sowers.