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Alchemilla mollis

Achillea millefolium

Filipendula hybridum

Achillea millefolium

Eupatorium rugosum

Cephalaria gigantea

Achillea millefolium

Achillea ptarmica

Achillea millefolium

Sedum spectabile

Salvia nemorosa

Catananche caerulea

Achillea millefolium

Papaver orientale

Verbena bonariensis

Helleborus orientalis

Leucanthemum vulgare

Perovskia

Phlomis russeliana

Nepeta racemosa

Persicaria amplexicaulis

Artemisia lactiflora

Nepeta faassenii

Physostegia virginiana

Calamintha nepeta ssp. nepeta

Hydrangea arborescens

Anemone hybrida

Anemone hybrida

Aster novi-belgii
In the garden, it will grow best in moister places with plenty of sun. In the hot summer, it will be glad for afternoon shade from trees or taller shrubs. Regarding the soil, it prefers humus-rich, loamy to clayey soil that can well retain much-needed moisture. Because it is a robust and width-growing perennial, we recommend maintaining a spacing of roughly eighty centimeters when planting, which corresponds to two to three plants per square meter. Sufficient space will ensure proper air circulation around the leaves.
Watering is absolutely crucial for this plant. In its homeland, it inhabits damp meadows, so never let it dry out. During the hot summer months, it requires regular and heavy watering so that its dark green leaves do not start to wilt. In the spring, it is advisable to support the plant by adding aged compost, which will give it the energy for a rich set of strikingly pink to fuchsia flowers that bloom from July to September. Otherwise, it is a very undemanding perennial that even complete beginners can grow without problems. You will certainly not encounter any diseases or pesky pests with it; it is naturally resistant to them and completely problem-free.
Care during the season does not require any complex tasks. The Baby Joe variety is itself relatively compact and grows to a height of seventy to ninety centimeters, so it does not need any additional support against sagging. However, if you want to achieve an even denser clump, we can shorten the stems of the Joe-Pye weed by a third to a half at the turn of May and June for more compact growth. The flowers are great for cutting into vases or for autumn drying. Regarding overwintering, you don't have to worry at all. This perennial boasts extreme frost resistance down to minus thirty-four degrees, so it will survive our winter in the flowerbed completely without any protection and will reliably sprout again in the spring.
You often ask if it is possible to grow Joe-Pye weed also in containers or spacious window boxes on a terrace. The answer is yes, but it has its specifics. Due to the strong root system and taller growth, choose a really large and stable pot. Use a high-quality humus substrate with an admixture of clay so that the soil does not dry out too quickly. You will have to monitor the watering in a container much more carefully than in an open flowerbed, probably even every day on warm summer days. The advantage, however, is that you can thus attract bees and butterflies right to your seating area.
The information given is based on our experience, please use it as a guide only. Times may vary depending on the season, climate, location, sowing and transplanting dates and possibly also the conditions in the greenhouse/greenhouse. We always recommend testing how the plant performs in your conditions. Please do not take this as a guarantee.
See how the seedling looks over the course of a year.

























Eupatorium purpureum

Eupatorium hybridum

Eupatorium maculatum

Eupatorium rugosum

Eupatorium rugosum

Eupatorium maculatum

Eupatorium maculatum

Alchemilla mollis

Achillea millefolium

Verbena bonariensis

Salvia nemorosa

Perovskia atriplicifolia

Gaura lindheimeri

Echinacea purpurea

Echinacea pallida

Salvia nemorosa

Eryngium planum

Echinacea purpurea

Calamintha nepeta

Rudbeckia fulgida

Calamintha nepeta ssp. nepeta

Gaura lindheimeri

Salvia nemorosa

Leucanthemum vulgare

Achillea millefolium

Perovskia atriplicifolia

Salvia nemorosa