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 Vernonia noveboracensis (New York Ironweed) is a robust, statuesque wildflower with high pollinator value and great deep red-purple flowers for the late summer.

Northeast Pollinator Plants

Vernonia noveboracensis (New York Ironweed)

$ 5.99
  • We ship only to the New England and New York states. If you live near Fairfax, VT, consider buying at our farm, River Berry Farm.

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Common Name:  New York Ironweed

Attracts:  Bees, Butterflies, Birds

Use:  Garden, Rain Garden, Naturalizing, Monarch Garden

Light:  Full Sun to Part Sun

Hardiness Zone:  3 to 9   USDA Zone Map

Soils:  Dry to Wet

Flower Time:  Early August to Late September

Flower Color:  Deep Red/Purple

Height:  6' - 7'

Notes:  Vernonia noveboracensis (New York Ironweed) is a robust, statuesque wildflower with high pollinator value and great deep red-purple flowers for the late summer.

Host plant of VT Bee Species of Greatest Conservation Need (SGCN):
Bombus citrinus (Lemon Cuckoo Bumble bee

Naturalized in NH, native to the Southern New England,  NY and South-East US:  Biota of North America Program (BONAP) – North American Plant Atlas (NAPA).

Regional Ecotype Seed Source:  CT


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