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Common name tall ironweed Family asteraceae Life cycle perennial Flowers purple (late summer-fall) Light sun Cultural notes ordinary garden soil Upright native plant, with lots of purple flowers late in the season. Although the common name seems to be "tall ironweed", it doesn't grow nearly as tall as New York ironweed. I transplanted a row of these in their second year, which set them back a bit, but they still bloomed. My camera missed the height of their bloom, hence the lackluster pre-bloom picture on this page. A better update will follow next year.

In our garden, this plant grows in the following area: back yard

Seed for this plant is included on my seed trade list

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Seed-starting details for this plant

2002. Seed from HPS/MAG '01/'02 exchange. Baggy 70F (no G)
2003. Same seed as above. Sowed to pot set outside on Jan 3rd. Many seedlings by early May

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