{"product_id":"vernon-noveboracensis","title":"Vernonia noveboracensis - New York Ironweed","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eSizes available: \u003c\/b\u003eTBD, coming in 2026\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eBasics: z\u003c\/b\u003eones 5-9, 40-80\" x 36\", sun to part sun, the bloom is a medium to dark purple in late summer to early fall. Prefers fertile, moist soil but is tolerant of both seasonal inundation and some drought once established. Can grown on both acidic or calcareous soils. \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eCommon names: \u003c\/b\u003eNew York Ironweed, Vein-leaf Hawkweed, Tall Ironweed\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eFamily: \u003c\/b\u003eAsteraceae\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eOrigin\/Distribution: \u003c\/b\u003eOccurs from Massachusetts to Ohio and south to Georgia and Mississippi with isolated populations in New Mexico and Oklahoma. \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eHabitat: \u003c\/b\u003eFound in damp spots such as pastures and roadside ditches and low areas in moist meadows, but also grows on well-drained substrates on the lime-y side. So quite adaptable.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eMore: \u003c\/b\u003eThis is a good source of both nectar and seeds and is deer resistant. The Denticulate Longhorn Bee, \u003cem\u003eMelissodes denticulatus\u003c\/em\u003e, is a specialist on Ironweeds. It has been sited as far north as midcoast Maine (iNaturalist), which is just out of its normal range. If this bee is migrating northwards (versus a single bee perhaps hitch-hiking on a nursery grown Vernonia and surviving for a while and getting photographed), planting Ironweeds, although not native to Maine, would be helpful to it. \u003cem\u003eV. noveboracensis\u003c\/em\u003e has been used medicinally.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eEven more:\u003c\/strong\u003e Can be pruned by early July to bloom at a reduced height. Many late bloomers like Asters, Joe Pyes, and Vernonias take well to this regime. If desired, by selectively cutting back portions of a stand, you can reduce the blocky, wall-like edifice of large perennials \u003cspan style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"\u003eand\u003c\/span\u003e elongate the bloom time further into the fall. If you do this by July 4th weekend, the late bloomers still have time to develop flowers before the end of the season. In Britain this is called the \"Chelsea Chop\" because, in their climate, it coincides with the Chelsea Flower Show.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eSource: \u003c\/b\u003eTBD\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eImage credits: \u003c\/b\u003eJelitto Staudensamen GmbH, illustration from Wikimedia Commons\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Honey Petal Plants","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":50644363116851,"sku":"","price":16.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0910\/6115\/8195\/files\/JelittoVernNovaBor.jpg?v=1747575127","url":"https:\/\/honeypetalplants.com\/products\/vernon-noveboracensis","provider":"Honey Petal Plants","version":"1.0","type":"link"}