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Bloom Period: Late, Mid-Season, Growth Cycle: Perennial, Growth Habit: Forbs/Herbs, Insect Type Attracted: Natural Enemy, Pollinator, Light: Full, Partial,
Phonetic Spelling ver-NON-ee-uh GLAW-kuh Description. Appalachian Ironweed is a native wildflower in the daisy family that is typically found along stream banks and in low-lying areas in rich wooded areas.
Noteworthy Characteristics. Vernonia fasciculata is commonly called smooth ironweed because its leaves, stems and flower heads are distinctively glabrous. It is native from Ohio to North Dakota south to Missouri, Oklahoma and Texas.
Vernonia is a genus of about 350 species of forbs and shrubs in the family Asteraceae. [2] Some species are known as ironweed.Some species are edible and of economic value.They are known for having intense purple flowers.
Ironweed is a 1983 novel by American author William Kennedy. [2] Ironweed received the 1984 Pulitzer Prize for Fiction [3] and is the third book in Kennedy's Albany Cycle. [4] It is included in the Western Canon of the critic Harold Bloom. [5]
Missouri ironweed is one of Missouri’s five species of ironweeds. Compared to the others, Missouri ironweed has a relatively large number of florets per flowerhead; also, it usually has hairy stems and leaf undersides. Like our other ironweeds, Missouri ironweed is an upright perennial that bears branching, rounded clusters of fuzzy-looking magenta or purple flowerheads in mid to late summer ...
Jul 23, 2021 · If drawing hummingbirds and butterflies to your garden is something that you wish to do, you must plant an ironweed plant. This sun-loving perennial is hardy in USDA plant hardiness zones 4 through 8 and can grow between 2 and 8 feet (0.5-2.5 m.) depending on the variety.
