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Sunlight Part Sun, Part Shade, Full Sun
Water Average, Dry
Bloom Color Pink, Purple
Bloom Season Fall, Summer
Height / Width 4-6 ft / 1-2 ft

Product Description

Giant Ironweed, Vernonia gigantia, is an upright perennial that grows 4 to 6 ft. tall and is narrowly branched at the top. It bears deep purple-blue flower heads in loose terminal clusters from May into fall. This is a good flowering wildflower for butterfly attraction and it can tolerate bright shade to full sun in average to moist soil.

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