FREE: Joe Pye Weed Seeds - 10 seeds -BUTTERFLIES!

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Colour: Pink/Red
Blooms: Mid to Late Summer
Light: Full Sun to Part Shade
Height: 4' - 6'
Soil: Sand to Clay
Water: Medium to Moist

Attracts Butterflies!
Deer Resistant!
Makes Great Cut Flowers!


A native of damp meadows and marshes, Joe Pye Weed is perfect for planting along streambanks and pond edges. It is also an outstanding garden plant and will flourish in any rich garden soil. Reaching heights of 4 to 6 feet, it is topped with huge clusters of pink/red flower heads on tall straight stems that butterflies find irresistible! Grows best in full sun with moist soil conditions but will also tolerate some shade.

SEED GERMINATION INFO

Indoors: Start at least 3 months before outdoor night temperatures are reliably in the 10 C (50 F) range. Mix seed with a moist but not wet, seed starting mix. Place mixture in a labelled, sealed plastic bag and store in refrigerator for 6 to 8 weeks. Note: Some seed may germinate in the storage bag if moist stratified too long. If sprouting occurs, plant immediately. After stratifying, plant seed 0.32 cm (1/8 inch) deep in pots. Keep moist but not soggy and very warm (21 C - 70 F). When seedlings are 5 cm (2 inches) tall, transplant into the garden spaced 30 cm (1 foot) apart.

Outdoors: Plant seed 0.32 cm (1/8 inch) deep in a prepared seed bed in late fall so that the seed overwinters and germinates naturally in spring.

Outdoors Alternative: In late fall through to mid-winter fill plastic pots with a slightly moistened, sterile, soil-less growing mix. Plant seed 0.32 cm (1/8 inch) deep in pots and label the pots. Place them outdoors in an area where they will experience the snow and cold of winter. The seed will germinate in the pots in spring as the weather warms up. Be sure to water the pots regularly and once the plants are 5 cm (2 inches) tall, transplant them.