Vernonia glauca (Upland Ironweed)
grows 3-5 ft. tall
grows in part shade to full sun
prefers dry to medium soils
blooms purple from August-September
natural habitat: upland woods or in sunny gardens
resistant to black walnut toxicity
moderately deer resistant
companion plants: Andropogon virginicus (Broom Sedge), Liatris spicata (Dense Blazing Star), Symphyotrichum laevis (Smooth Blue Aster), Rudbeckia fulgida (Black-Eyed Susan), Echinacea purpurea (Purple Coneflower), Sorghastrum nutans (Indian Grass), Monarda fistulosa (Wild Bergamot), Schizachyrium scoparium (Little Bluestem)
grows 3-5 ft. tall
grows in part shade to full sun
prefers dry to medium soils
blooms purple from August-September
natural habitat: upland woods or in sunny gardens
resistant to black walnut toxicity
moderately deer resistant
companion plants: Andropogon virginicus (Broom Sedge), Liatris spicata (Dense Blazing Star), Symphyotrichum laevis (Smooth Blue Aster), Rudbeckia fulgida (Black-Eyed Susan), Echinacea purpurea (Purple Coneflower), Sorghastrum nutans (Indian Grass), Monarda fistulosa (Wild Bergamot), Schizachyrium scoparium (Little Bluestem)
grows 3-5 ft. tall
grows in part shade to full sun
prefers dry to medium soils
blooms purple from August-September
natural habitat: upland woods or in sunny gardens
resistant to black walnut toxicity
moderately deer resistant
companion plants: Andropogon virginicus (Broom Sedge), Liatris spicata (Dense Blazing Star), Symphyotrichum laevis (Smooth Blue Aster), Rudbeckia fulgida (Black-Eyed Susan), Echinacea purpurea (Purple Coneflower), Sorghastrum nutans (Indian Grass), Monarda fistulosa (Wild Bergamot), Schizachyrium scoparium (Little Bluestem)