Eutrochium purpureum ~ Joe-Pye Weed, Sweet Joe Pye size-12-ft Fire Chief Coral Bells is

Fire Chief Coral Bells is an evergreen herbaceous perennial with a mounding habit grown for its vivid basal foliage

Clusters of large salmon pink flowers bloom first through spring and again in fall

IMAGE: USFWS Mountain-Prairie

IMAGES: Puddin Tain

Eutrochium purpureum ~ Joe-Pye Weed, Sweet Joe Pye size-12-ft Fire Chief Coral Bells isJoe Pye Weed is a tall erect perennial with whorls of coarse dark leaves on study green stems and purple stem nodes. The large domed flowerhead clusters topping the stems opens to hundreds of tiny sweetly fragrant pale mauve pink flowers from summer into fall, attracting bees and butterflies. Best bloom in full sun and moist, well drained soils. Type: Perennial Origins: C. and E. North America; GA Native Height: 5' 7' Spread: 2' 4 Spacing: 3 USDA