Sweet Joe-Pye Weed
Eutrochium purpureum

a.k.a. Eupatorium purpureum

Sweet Joe Pye Weed has solid or spotted purple stems with vanilla-scented flowers. It does best in well-drained soil and in partial to full shade. Monarchs love this plant.

USDA symbol: EUPU21

General Information

Plant Type	Forb
Height	5 feet
Light Exposure	Sun, Part Sun
Soil Moisture	Medium
Bloom Color	Purple

Sweet Joe-Pye Weed (Sweet Joe-Pye Weed<div><em class="small">Eutrochium purpureum</em></div>) — Photo credit: Minnesota DNR (Click to enlarge)

Tolerances

Flooding / Inundation Tolerance	Low
General Resilience	7
Salt Tolerance	None
Stress Tolerance	Alkaline Conditions, Drought Tolerant, General Disturbance

Pollinator Value: Very High

Bloom Months	July to August
Pollinator Benefit	Insect Pollinated, Provides Nectar, Stem Nesting, Supports Generalists

Project Planning

Project Type	Boulevard, Rain Garden, Shoreline Buffer
Herbivore Sensitivity	Low
Lifespan	Perennial
Rate of Spread	Medium
Soil Stabilization	Shallow
Vegetative Reproduction	Clonal

Range

County	Aitkin, Anoka, Becker, Beltrami, Benton, Big Stone, Blue Earth, Brown, Carlton, Carver, Cass, Chippewa, Chisago, Clay, Clearwater, Cook, Cottonwood, Crow Wing, Dakota, Dodge, Douglas, Fillmore, Goodhue, Grant, Hennepin, Houston, Hubbard, Isanti, Itasca, Jackson, Kanabec, Kandiyohi, Kittson, Koochiching, Lac qui Parle, Lake, Lake of the Woods, Le Sueur, Lincoln, Lyon, Mahnomen, Marshall, Martin, Mille Lacs, Morrison, Mower, Murray, Nicollet, Nobles, Norman, Olmsted, Otter Tail, Pennington, Pine, Pipestone, Polk, Pope, Ramsey, Red Lake, Redwood, Rice, Roseau, Scott, Sherburne, Sibley, St. Louis, Stearns, Steele, Stevens, Swift, Todd, Traverse, Wabasha, Wadena, Waseca, Washington, Wilkin, Winona, Wright, Yellow Medicine

County

Aitkin, Anoka, Becker, Beltrami, Benton, Big Stone, Blue Earth, Brown, Carlton, Carver, Cass, Chippewa, Chisago, Clay, Clearwater, Cook, Cottonwood, Crow Wing, Dakota, Dodge, Douglas, Fillmore, Goodhue, Grant, Hennepin, Houston, Hubbard, Isanti, Itasca, Jackson, Kanabec, Kandiyohi, Kittson, Koochiching, Lac qui Parle, Lake, Lake of the Woods, Le Sueur, Lincoln, Lyon, Mahnomen, Marshall, Martin, Mille Lacs, Morrison, Mower, Murray, Nicollet, Nobles, Norman, Olmsted, Otter Tail, Pennington, Pine, Pipestone, Polk, Pope, Ramsey, Red Lake, Redwood, Rice, Roseau, Scott, Sherburne, Sibley, St. Louis, Stearns, Steele, Stevens, Swift, Todd, Traverse, Wabasha, Wadena, Waseca, Washington, Wilkin, Winona, Wright, Yellow Medicine