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Vernonia lettermannii 'Iron Butterfly'
Common Name: Iron Butterfly ironweed
Native to North America (selection)
Vernonia lettermannii ‘Iron Butterfly’ is a low mounding perennial wildflower with narrow fine textured foliage. In late summer plants are covered by small clusters of royal purple disc florets. Butterflies …
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Vernonia noveboracensis
Common Name: New York ironweed
Native to North America
Vernonia noveborecensis is a tall robust perennial wildflower with numerous lance shaped leaves. In late summer plants are crowned by large corymbs of royal purple disc florets. Butterflies and other pollinators flock to the blooms. …
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Veronicastrum virginicum
Common Name: Culver root
Native to North America
Veronicastrum virginicum is a tall robust perennial wildflower with attractive whorled leaves. In early and mid-summer plants are crowned by spiky racemes densely packed with tiny tubular white florets. The inflorescences bra…
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Zizia aureus
Common Name: Golden Alexander's
Native to North America
Zizia aurea is a 1-3’ tall upright perennial wildflower with glossy compound basal leaves. From late spring to early summer flowering stems elongate bearing showy umbrella shaped clusters of small yellow florets. Scads of beneficial …
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