Sweet-smellingJjoe-Pye weed

Eupatorium purpureum

(a.k.a. Eutrochium purpureum)

Habitat:
   Light: shade - pt. sun
   Moisture: mesic

   Height: 4 -6 ft.
   Flowering Time: late summer

Notes: grows tall and bushy; several upright stems produce dome-shaped clusters of flowers in Summer; large, rough-textured leaves in whorls along the stem; attracts a diversity of butterflies.

   Range in Michigan: SE