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Posted: May 7, 2019 at 4:00 PM
Eupatorium purpureum subsp. maculatum 'Gateway'
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    Plant Type: Perennials

    Gateway is a popular Joe Pye. It is an erect, clump-forming perennial that features dark green leaves (to 8" long), on sturdy, wine-red stems. Tiny, dusky rose-pink flowers in huge, domed, compound blooms in mid-summer to early fall. Flowers are very attractive to butterflies. Flowers give way to attractive seed heads, which persist well into winter.

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    Growing & Maintenance Tips:

    Easily grown in average, medium to wet soils in full sun. Prefers moist, fertile, humusy soils which do not dry out. Cut plants to the ground in late winter.

    Flower Color

    Mauve-pink

    Foliage Color

    Green

    Plant Spread

    1.5-2 ft.

    Good Companions

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    Plant Height

    4-5 ft.

    Scape Height

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    Hardness Zone

    4-8

    Soil Moisture

    Medium to wet water needs

    Characteristics & Attributes

    Attributes

    Showy flowers, Fragrant, Borders, Cottage Gardens, Meadows, Native Plant Garden, Wild/Naturalized Areas, Water Margins

    Bloom Time

    July-September

    Critter Resistance

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    Exposure

    Full sun

    Growth Rate

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