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Plant Habit: Herb/Forb
Life cycle: Perennial
Sun Requirements: Full Sun
Full Sun to Partial Shade
Partial or Dappled Shade
Minimum cold hardiness: Zone 4a -34.4 °C (-30 °F) to -31.7 °C (-25 °F)
Maximum recommended zone: Zone 9b
Plant Height: 36 - 72 inches
Plant Spread: 24 - 48 inches
Fruit: Showy
Flowers: Showy
Flower Color: Purple
Bloom Size: Under 1"
Flower Time: Summer
Late summer or early fall
Underground structures: Rhizome
Uses: Will Naturalize
Wildlife Attractant: Bees
Birds
Butterflies
Hummingbirds
Propagation: Seeds: Stratify seeds: 3 months at 40 degrees
Suitable for wintersowing
Propagation: Other methods: Cuttings: Tip
Division

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Common names
  • Western Ironweed
  • Baldwin's ironweed
  • Ironweed

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Location: My yard in Arlington, Texas.
Date: Summer 2011
Close up of the lovely purple flowers.
Location: Hamilton Square Perennial Garden, Historic City Cemetery, Sacramento CA.
Date: 2014-06-23
Location: My back yard, N Watauga TX
Date: 2011-07-01

Photo courtesy of Annie's Annuals and Perennials
  • Uploaded by Joy
Location: My yard in Arlington, Texas.
Date: Spring 2010
Ironweed emerging in spring.
Location: Toledo Bend Lake area - Texas/Louisiana
Photo Courtesy Toledo-Bend.Com
Location: Toledo Bend Lake area - Texas/Louisiana
Photo Courtesy Toledo-Bend.Com
Location: Toledo Bend Lake area - Texas/Louisiana
Photo Courtesy Toledo-Bend.Com
Location: Toledo Bend Lake area - Texas/Louisiana
Photo Courtesy Toledo-Bend.Com
Location: Toledo Bend Lake area - Texas/Louisiana
Photo Courtesy Toledo-Bend.Com
Location: Toledo Bend Lake area - Texas/Louisiana
Photo Courtesy Toledo-Bend.Com
Location: Northeastern Texas
Date: June 30, 2010
Looking down at top of leaves
Location: Northeastern Texas
Date: June 30, 2010
Ironweed beneath the oak tree, seems to like part shade
Location: Northeastern Texas
Date: June 30, 2010
A native wildflower that blooms from May to September
Location: My yard in Arlington, Texas.
Date: Summer 2010
The seed heads are the mature flowers.

Photo courtesy of Annie's Annuals and Perennials
  • Uploaded by Joy
Plant Events from our members
MrsBinWY On May 17, 2018 Transplanted
Planted out 7. Fenced them with large pots with the bottoms cut out.
MrsBinWY On March 17, 2018 Potted up
7
MrsBinWY On June 9, 2017 Seeds germinated
7
MrsBinWY On March 11, 2017 Seeds sown
coffee filter in baggie in fridge for 60 days, little bit of H2O2, 16 seeds from molanic; jugged 5-26-17 (3 rotted, maybe more)
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