Vernonia noveboracensis
Full to part sun
Medium wet soil
6 feet tall
Blooms July to September
Bloom color purple
Pot Size: 3.5" W x 3.5" L x 5" D
$5.00
Ironweed, New York
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Description
We have have grown New York Ironweed in our habitat almost since the beginning. It thrives on our benign neglect. Over the years we have added multiple species of Vernonia. One year in the spring we noticed some self-sown seedlings that looked like a Vernonia but didn’t quite match any of the known ones we grow. Our mystery plant looked a bit like NY Ironweed and a bit like Tall Ironweed. We concluded it might have been a natural hybrid of the two.
Keystone Species by the Numbers
The numbers provided indicate how many species of Lepidoptera caterpillars use the plant as a host, or how many pollen specialist bees rely on the plant. Information obtained from Garden for Wildlife published by the National Wildlife Federation. Scroll down the page to load more entries.
| Common Name | Genus | Lepidoptera Species | Specialist Bee Species |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aster, Aromatic | Symphyotrichum |
100 |
33 |
| Aster, Calico | Symphyotrichum |
100 |
33 |
| Aster, New England | Symphyotrichum |
100 |
33 |
| Aster, Short’s | Symphyotrichum |
100 |
33 |
| Aster, Sky Blue | Symphyotrichum |
100 |
33 |
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