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Summary
Big Umbrella sweet-scented Joe-Pye weed is a robust summer-blooming perennial that is highly attractive to butterflies. It produces large pink flower clusters atop 5-6’ tall plants containing hundreds of tiny flowers. While naturally adapted to moist soils, it is quite adaptable to dry garden sites as well. This plant naturalizes nicely in meadows and woodland edges or can be used in the perennial border. ‘Big Umbrella’ combines nicely with grasses such as Schizachyrium scoparium and Andropogon virginicus as well as perennials such as Vernonia noveboracensis, Rudbeckia fulgida, Rudbeckia lacinata, Coreopsis tripteris, Helianthus angustifolius, and Solidago odora.
More Details
- Plant Type
perennial - Sun/Shade Conditions
full-sun - Foliage Character
deciduous - Soil Moisture
average, moist - Flowering Period
late-summer - Soil PH
adaptable - Flower Color
pink - Summer Foliage Color
green - Other Scientific Names
Eupatorium purpureum var. purpureum
- Fall Foliage Color
green - Fruit/Seed Color
brown, tan