Common names:
Smooth Ironweed
Ironweed
Prairie Ironweed
Common Ironweed

General Plant Information (Edit)
Plant Habit: Tree
Life cycle: Other
Sun Requirements: Partial Shade to Full Shade
Minimum cold hardiness: Zone 5a -28.9 °C (-20 °F) to -26.1 °C (-15 °F)
Maximum recommended zone: Zone 10b
Flowers: Blooms on new wood
Flower Color: Green
Flower Size: Under 1"
Flower Time: Fall
Late fall or early winter
Inflorescence Type: Verticillaster
Underground structures: Rhizome
Uses: Suitable for forage
Wildlife Attractant: Bees
Birds
Resistances: Fire Resistant
Drought tolerant
Propagation: Seeds: Provide darkness: g3 t 4rednesam s heot0
Seeds are hydrophilic: dleesssald.yieRef
Propagation: Other methods: Cuttings: Leaf

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In the wild by Leftwood Oct 7, 2012 12:23 AM 3

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