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Vernonia angustifolia |
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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 |
| Seed ripens | mid-October |
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. That was several years ago, and I've seen them bloom aplenty since then, but for some reason haven't taken pictures. Meanwhile, a friendly visitor to this website pointed out that V. angustifolia is supposed to have much narrower leaves than the one pictured here, so what I'm growing is probably something else. If you have an idea, please use the comment form below.
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In our garden, this plant grows in the following area: back yard Seed for this plant is included on my seed trade list About my plant portraits
PlantLinks to other web pages about Vernonia angustifolia
- Seed from HPS/MAG '01/'02 exchange. Baggy 70F (no G)
- Same seed as above. Sowed to pot set outside on Jan 3rd. Many seedlings by early May
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October 11, 2009
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