Coastal Plain Joe-Pye Weed (Eutrochium dubium 'Little Joe') in the Joe Pye Weed Database

General Plant Information (Edit)
Plant Habit:	Herb/Forb
Life cycle:	Perennial
Sun Requirements:	Full Sun Full Sun to Partial Shade
Water Preferences:	Mesic
Minimum cold hardiness:	Zone 4a -34.4 °C (-30 °F) to -31.7 °C (-25 °F)
Maximum recommended zone:	Zone 8b
Plant Height:	36 - 48 inches
Plant Spread:	24 - 36 inches
Leaves:	Unusual foliage color Deciduous
Flowers:	Showy
Flower Color:	Mauve Pink Other: Mauve purple; deep pink
Bloom Size:	Under 1"
Flower Time:	Summer Late summer or early fall Fall
Underground structures:	Rhizome
Uses:	Provides winter interest Cut Flower Will Naturalize
Wildlife Attractant:	Bees Butterflies
Resistances:	Deer Resistant Rabbit Resistant
Propagation: Seeds:	Sow in situ Will not come true from seed
Propagation: Other methods:	Cuttings: Tip Division
Containers:	Suitable in 3 gallon or larger Needs excellent drainage in pots
Miscellaneous:	Patent/Plant Breeders' Rights: PP16122
Awards and Recognitions:	Other: 2013 Great Plant Picks award winner

Common names

Coastal Plain Joe-Pye Weed
Eastern Joe Pye Weed
Coastal Plain joepyeweed
Joe-Pye weed

Botanical names

Accepted: Eutrochium dubium
Synonym: Eupatoriadelphus dubius
Synonym: Eupatorium dubium

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Location: My garden in Kentucky
Date: 2007-07-28
#pollination

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Location: My garden in Kentucky
Date: 08-01-2015
#Pollination

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Location: My Cincinnati Ohio garden
Date: 2013-07-24
Blooming, year three.

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Location: My garden in Kentucky
Date: 2014-07-24

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Uploaded by TennesseeDave

Location: Mentor on the Lake, OH
Date: 2018-06-19
Winter sown seedling

Uploaded by Samlav

Location: My garden in Kentucky
Date: Jul 28, 2007 3:29 PM
A honeybee is enjoying the flowers. #Pollination

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$Location: My Cincinnati Ohio garden Date: 2013-06-22 \"Little Joe\" isn't very little this year$

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Photo Courtesy of Select Seeds. Used with permission.

Uploaded by Joy

Location: Bogie Lake Greenhouse, White Lake, MI
Date: 2010-08-26

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Location: My garden in Kentucky
Date: Sep 7, 2006 12:14 PM

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Location: My garden in Kentucky
Date: Aug 20, 2006 10:41 AM

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Photo Courtesy of Secret Garden Growers.

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Photo Courtesy of Lazy S'S Farm Nursery.

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Location: My garden in Kentucky
Date: Jul 13, 2006 6:49 PM

Uploaded by Marilyn

Location: West Chester, Pennsylvania
Date: 2019-08-19
full-grown plant

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$Location: Cincinnati, Ohio Date: September 2011 \"Little Joe\" in the landscape (plants from left to right- Solom$

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$Location: My Cincinnati, Ohio garden Date: August 2011 \"Little Joe\" in the landscape$

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Location: Cincinnati, Ohio
Date: November 2, 2011
Seed heads look fuzzy when seeds are mature.

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Image Courtesy of Bloomin Designs Nursery Used with Permission

Uploaded by vic

Location: My garden in Kentucky
Date: 2006-06-26
I had to sprinkle cayenne pepper around the plant to keep the wil

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Comments:

Posted by sallyg (central Maryland - Zone 7b) on Oct 26, 2020 5:31 AM concerning plant:

'Little Joe' is a winner in my central Maryland garden. I have it in morning to midday sun, shade after that due to being against a deck. Soil there is dense (clay due to deck construction) and stays moist (due to grading and exposure) It's in the third year, this was a very rainy one, still matured at a nice 4 feet, unlike its straight Joepye neighbor that got to 7 feet.

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Posted by ILPARW (southeast Pennsylvania - Zone 6b) on Aug 23, 2019 11:18 AM concerning plant:

'Little Joe' is a slightly more compact form of the Coastal Joe-Pye. It is supposed to get 3 to 4 feet high and 3 feet wide, but the specimen in my biggest customer's yard has gotten to 5 feet this year and about as wide. It looks very good and is standing up fine! Like the mother species it has more ovate leaves than other Joe-Pye species and has three main veins instead of one, and leaves get to 6 inches long while most other species leaves get to 8 inches or more. This cultivar was chosen by a Steve Lightly at Conard-Pyle Nursery in Pennsylvania.

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