Narrowleaf Ironweed
Vernonia
Culver's Root
These vigorous American denizens promote an obliging stalwart demeanor plus welcome late summer flowers. A nectar feast for the butterflies, Vernonia can be peppered throughout meadow plantings and native landscapes, accompanying chums such as Helianthus ‘Lemon Queen’, Eupatorium ‘Riesenschirm’ and Sporobolus ‘Tara’.
Vernonia lettermannii (P-2195)
Each 10.75
Wandering amidst Arkansas and Oklahoma’s rocky outcrops and flood plains, this graceful easy-care perennial pays homage to George W. Letterman, a highly regarded loner-type botanist who scoured the Missouri Ozarks searching for unusual plants. Vernonia lettermannii’s steadfast taproot sends forth well-branched, sturdy upright stems cloaked with ultrathin lanceolate green leaves, while hundreds of close-knit royal-purple flowers, held in countless small clusters, roost above. Relished by bees, moths, skippers and butterflies, the late summer flowers plus soft-looking deer-proof demeanor can stabilize slopes, garnish a cut arrangement or enhance water-wise gardens, natural-style plantings and perennial borders. Sunshine galore, sharp drainage and moderately moist to dry soil ensure its prismatic fine textured allure.
Blooms August–September
Size: 2-1/2' – 3-1/2' high x 18" – 2' 0" wide.
Hardy to zone 4.
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