Eupatorium fistulosum – Hollow-stemmed Joe Pye Weed / Trumpetweed

Characteristics: tall herbaceous perennial with large dome of fuzzy pink/purple flowers, whorled dark green foliage and hollow stem

Flowers: July – October

Fruit: capsule with seeds in late summer

Growth: 2 to 6 feet tall, clump-forming

Shade: full sun to partial shade

Habitat: wet thickets and meadows

Hydrology: obligate wetland, fresh water, salinity less than 0.5 ppt, irregular to seasonal inundation

Range: Iowa, Illinois, Ohio, New York, Southern Maine, and south

Comments: flowers are attractive to butterflies, song birds, and beneficial insects