Baby joe bears the same ample lavender rose flowers as its taller cousins but on shorter stems that won t flop.
Eupatorium dubium baby joe.
A favorite of butterflies but not of deer.
Eupatorium dubium baby joe is a compact selection of the large growing joe pye weed that blooms late summer with flat topped small mauve purple flowers.
Baby joe is a patented plant that will not come true from seed.
Eupatorium is a genus of about 40 species most of them native to the eastern united states.
Eupatorium dubium baby joe.
Now small gardens can include a late summer display of our native joe pye weed.
Butterflies will be happy visitors.
Joe pye weed eutrochium dubium baby joe is a pollinator magnet and important nectar source for monarchs and other butterflies.
Eupatorium baby joe common name joe pye weed eutrochium a miniature joe pye weed.
Eupatorium baby joe displays dark red purple stems topped with large domed mauve flowers in late summer and fall.
In addition to its value to butterflies joe pye weed provides bees with nectar and also supports conservation biological control by attracting beneficial insects to the garden.
It forms a bushy upright mound of coarse dark green leaves bearing large umbrella like heads of magenta pink flowers in late summer.
It is a key monarch way station plant.
The perfect size for smaller gardens this is a lovely midsized selection of joe pye weed.