Eutrochium purpureum

Sweet-scented Joe-Pye-weed, Sweet Joe-Pye-weed, Purple Joe-Pye-weed

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Family: Asteraceae (Aster / Sunflower family)

Mid-Atlantic bloom time: July - October

Sweet-scented Joe-Pye-weed shows a high amount of variability, with up to three varieties currently recognized:
 -  var. purpureum (widespread in eastern North America)
 -  var. carolinianum (in Southeastern Piedmont)
 -  var. holzingeri (Midwestern U.S.)
The variety shown here is var. purpureum.

The plants have a sweet vanilla-scent. It has stems that have pith to varying degrees.

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