The Joe Pye is pretty much a native here since our property is mostly silty-clay basin with a lake, much of which is left in a natural state. I did plant one in the garden. It's huge, the blossom heads are bigger than mine (!), but it's a bit shadier there than it would like so it's leaning quite a bit. I haven't noticed it self-seeding much - the boneset nearby does it enough for both of them!
The anemones seem to be quite tame here - must be because of the cold climate winters, and perhaps because I have them in a *dry* bed; one that I don't irrigate except when they are blooming.
