Genus and Species: Vernonia noveboracensis
Family: Asteraceae
Common Name: Ironweed
Habit: perennial
Height: 6 feet or more
Flower Color: purple
Native To: southeastern United States
Range: throughout North Carolina except outer coastal
plain; most of the eastern third of United States
Blooming Period: July-October
Water Requirement: moist to wet
Soil Type: average garden soil
Exposure: full sun
Seed Count: N/A
Seeding Rate: N/A
Miscellaneous: grows best on stream margins,
meadows, low woodlands
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Genus and Species: Vernonia noveboracensis
