Joe Pye Weed Eutrochium maculatum 'Gateway'
Other Common Name(s):
- Phonetic Spelling
- yoo-TRO-kee-um mak-yuh-LAY-tum
- Description
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Joe Pye Weed 'Gateway' is a compact cultivar, shorter and with more robust flowers than other Joe Pye Weed plants. It grows 4-6 feet tall with whorls of leaves on reddish stems. In mid-summer, the tiny dusky-pink flowers appear in large clusters and attract many bees and butterflies. The attractive seed heads can persist into winter if left uncut. Prune to the ground in late winter or early spring.
'Gateway' is easy to grow in average moist soils in full sun to partial shade. Use in the back of the border, as a specimen, along water margins, moist woodland edges, naturalized areas or native and pollinator gardens. It is not drought tolerant and does best with consistently moist soil.
- See this plant in the following landscape:
- Pollinator Garden in Full Sun
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Attributes:
- Genus:
- Eutrochium
- Species:
- maculatum
- Family:
- Asteraceae
- Life Cycle:
- Perennial
- Country Or Region Of Origin:
- Eastern USA
- Dimensions:
- Height: 4 ft. 0 in. - 6 ft. 0 in.
- Width: 1 ft. 6 in. - 2 ft. 0 in.
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Whole Plant Traits:
- Plant Type:
- Perennial
- Woody Plant Leaf Characteristics:
- Deciduous
- Habit/Form:
- Clumping
- Dense
- Erect
- Growth Rate:
- Medium
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Cultural Conditions:
- Light:
- Full sun (6 or more hours of direct sunlight a day)
- Partial Shade (Direct sunlight only part of the day, 2-6 hours)
- Soil Texture:
- Clay
- Loam (Silt)
- Soil Drainage:
- Moist
- Occasionally Wet
- NC Region:
- Coastal
- Mountains
- Piedmont
- USDA Plant Hardiness Zone:
- 4a, 4b, 5a, 5b, 6a, 6b, 7a, 7b, 8a, 8b
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Flowers:
- Flower Color:
- Pink
- Flower Value To Gardener:
- Fragrant
- Showy
- Flower Bloom Time:
- Fall
- Summer
- Flower Description:
- Densely packed clusters of dusky pink to mauve fragrant flowers
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Leaves:
- Woody Plant Leaf Characteristics:
- Deciduous
- Leaf Color:
- Green
- Leaf Type:
- Simple
- Leaf Arrangement:
- Whorled
- Leaf Shape:
- Lanceolate
- Hairs Present:
- No
- Leaf Length:
- 3-6 inches
- Leaf Description:
- Lance-shaped dark green leaves in whorls of 3-4 along the stem.
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Stem:
- Stem Color:
- Red/Burgundy
- Stem Is Aromatic:
- No
- Stem Description:
- Strong reddish stems
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Landscape:
- Landscape Location:
- Naturalized Area
- Pond
- Woodland
- Landscape Theme:
- Cottage Garden
- Pollinator Garden
- Rain Garden
- Design Feature:
- Border
- Small groups
- Specimen
- Attracts:
- Bees
- Butterflies
- Resistance To Challenges:
- Deer
- Salt
- Wet Soil
