Vernonia lettermannii 'Iron Butterfly', Ironweed Size:1.16 qt so clay is okay

so clay is okay

Amaze your gardening friends with these huge flowers that can reach up to 8 inches across

function as a taller ground cover or try it in a mass planting for a billowy effect

Pervasive North American native

Mature size: 3 ft tall x 2 ft wide

Vernonia lettermannii 'Iron Butterfly', Ironweed Size:1.16 qt so clay is okayFine, needle like green foliage forms a compact, vigorous mound. In late summer to fall it's virtually covered in spritzes of violet, crinkled blooms loved by butterflies and hummingbirds. "George W. Letterman, aged 72, a recluse and botanist, died in poverty and attended only by a neighbor in his little cabin at Allenton, thirty miles west of St. Louis, last night. Throughout his long stay in Allenton the botanist lived alone in his one room cabin,