Eutrochium fistulosum (Hollow Joe Pye Weed)

Hollow Joe Pye Weed (Eutrochium fistulosum) 

Height, Spread: 4-7 ft, 2-4 ft

Water/Soil: Moist-occasionally wet, well-drained, neutral soil, clay, high organic matter, loam, sand, rocky

Light: Part sun-sun

Bloom: Summer-fall, pink blooms

Native Range: Eastern North America

Qualities: Host plant, attractive to pollinators, wildlife resource

Notes: Tall perennial wildflower commonly found in moist woodlands, wetlands, and ditches in the southeast. Flowers are attractive to various pollinators and it supports Pearl Crescent larvae ( Phyciodes tharos). Songbirds eat the seeds. Best planted in naturalized meadow or near ponds or bodies of water-a must have in any butterfly garden!