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Type

Herbaceous

Item

Perennial

Cultivar

Iron Butterfly

Genus

Vernonia

Species

Lettermanii

Common Name

Ironweed, Narrowleaf Ironweed

Hardiness Zone Minimum

Zone 4

Growth Height Max

36 in.

Growth Height Min

24 in.

Hardiness Zone Maximum

Zone 9

Spacing

36 in.

Growth Width Min

24 in.

Growth Width Max

36 in.

Growth Habit

Dense, Mounding, Upright

Growth Rate

Fast

Soil Acidity

Neutral, Slightly Acidic, Slightly Alkaline

Soil Moisture

Low to Moderate

Landscape Use

Border, Mass Planting, Naturalizer, Xeroscape

Exposure

Full

Maintenance

Low

Tolerance

Drought, Dry Soil, Erosion

Season of Interest

Summer

Flower Color

Purple

Bloom Time

July to August

Fruit

Not Ornamentally Significant

Edible

No

Soil Type

Clay, Loamy, Sandy

Regulated
No

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