| Description | Little Joe reaches about 3 feet, considerably shorter than many other cultivars. Likes moist wet areas. |
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| Plant Type | All Plants, Perennials Hardy |
| Hardiness Zone | 4-9 |
| Sunlight | full sun, mostly sunny, some shade |
| Moisture | Tolerates average but prefers moist conditions. The plants I grow need additional water during dry spells or the top parts of the plant will wilt. The hotter and the more sun the more moisture that is needed. |
| Soil & Site | average, most, wet |
| Flowers | rose pink, mauve purple flowers, a complex of 5-7 small flowers make up a flower head, while 5 or more flower heads make up a compound inflorescence, very fluffy and cloud like in appearance |
| Leaves | green lance-shaped leaves, coarsely serrated, rugose |
| Stems | purple spots |
| Dimensions | to 3-4 feet, space 1-2 feet on center, up right growing |
| Maintenance | Need a good lopping shears to remove the stout stems in the fall. |
| Propagation | patented, division |
| Native Site | Little Joe is from a little known genus of dwarf plants native to Maine to South Carolina. |
| Cultivar Origin | Discovered by Steve Lighty at the Conard Pyle Nursery in Pennsylvania, USA |
| Misc Facts | Eupatorium from the Greek name Mithridates Eupator, King of Pontus about 115BC who is said to have discovered an antidote to a commonly used poison in one of the species. The name Joe pye came from a Indian medicine Man. Fluffy seed heads provide nest building material for birds. Attracts Bees, Butterflies and many insects. |
| Author's Notes | I have watched this plant grow in a perennial border for a few years. It definitely stays smaller and more compact than many other cultivars. The key to keeping Eupatorium looking good is the proper amount of moisture. |
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