Ironweed
By Lou Paun
Ironweed (Vernonia) - Coarse N. American composites, of which some half-dozen are in cultivation. They bloom so late as to be scarcely worth growing, but V. prcealta is a stately plant for the wild garden.
Index- plants in this Family
Asteraceae / Composite Ironweed (Vernonia altissima)
Ironweed is also known as Tall Ironweed. ...
Upland Ironweed
A native Pennsylvania plant that is happy in ordinary to dry spots. A bit shorter than V. noveboracensis, and much more adaptable to average garden conditions.
New York Ironweed
Scientific Name: Vernonia noveboracensis (L.) Willd.
Synonym: Vernonia harperi
Family: Asteraceae ...
Common Name: Ironweed
Latin Name: Vernonia missurica
Habitat: Riverbottom woods, wet prairies, fens, sedge meadows
Blooms: Late summer / Fall ...
Parrotia persica (Persian parrotia tree, Persian ironweed)
Photo/Illustration: Andrew Bunting
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Ironweed (Vernonia fasciculata)
Full sun Zone 3
Fall
Bottle gentian (Gentiana andrewsii)
Part shade Zone 4 ...
Western Ironweed, Ironweed, Baldwin Ironweed
Species:
Vernonia baldwinii ...
New York ironweed
Vernonia noveboracensis
Images ©1986-2005 Eleanor S. Saulys, Arieh Tal, Virginia Magee, Janet Novak, Carol Levine, Carol Gracie.
Vernonia : Ironweed - Whole Plant
Veronica 'Goodness Grows' : Goodness Grows Speedwell - Whole Plant
Veronica peduncularis 'Georgia Blue' : Georgia Blue Speedwell - Whole Plant ...
Australian pine; beach she-oak; beefwood; horsetail tree; South Sea ironweed; mile tree Casuarina equisetifolia
Australian redcedar Toona ciliata
Australian saltbush Atriplex semibaccata
Australian tree fern; Cooper's cyathea Cyathea cooperi ...
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Sometimes the same common name is used in different regions to identify completely different plants. A plant in Georgia called ironweed is of the genus Sidai, whereas in the Midwest ironweed refers to a plant in the genus Vernonia.
The most common form is Vernonia noveboracensis, often called New York ironweed. This robust grower to 5-7 feet comes into full flower now with dramatic heads of vivid dark purple flowers.
Late summer and early autumn bring a whole new color to the landscape in the woods and meadows. The asters, goldenrods, eupatoriums and ironweeds are all starting to bloom and their brilliant colors will last well after the first frosts of late ...
Goat's beard 8. Goldenrods 9. Dogbane 10. Ironweed (Veronia) 11. Joe-Pye Weed (Eupatorium) 12. Milkweeds 13. Phlox 14. New England Aster 15. Spearmint 16. Thistles 17. Verbena 18. Wild Bergamot (Monarda) ...
Persicaria virginiana Tovara
Phalaris arundinaceae var. picta Ribbon Grass
Phyllostachys species Japanese Bamboo
Physostegia virginiana Obedient Plant
Polygonum species Knotweed
Tanacetum vulgare Tansy
Vernonia species Ironweed ...
 See also: Aster, Pink, Goldenrod, May, Green
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