Taxonomic Name: Vernonia noveboracensis

Common Name: New York Ironweed

Type: Herbaceous Perennial

Garden: English Garden

Zone: 5, 6, 7, 8, 9

Bloom Time: August to September

Height: 48-72 inches

Light Requirements: Full sun

Soil Conditions: Average well-drained soil, Tolerates periodic moisture

Flower Color: Purple

Special Characteristics:

• Shrub-like perennial
• Deep nice green foliage with clusters of purple flowers at the end of summer
• Great structure
• Nice rust colored seedheads provide winter interest
• Cut back stems to ground in spring
• It gets its 'ironwood' name due to the tough stems and iron/rusty color of fading flowers and seedheads
• Deer tolerant