How to Grow Hollow Joe-Pye Weed
Eutrochium fistulosum
Your complete guide to growing Hollow Joe-Pye Weed.
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Companion Plants for Hollow Joe-Pye Weed
✓ Good companions
Thrives in similar moist conditions, attracts hummingbirds and extends pollinator diversity
Compatible moisture requirements, adds complementary blue flowers to the native garden palette
Similar height and growing conditions, provides late-season nectar for butterflies and bees
Blooms sequentially extending pollinator season, shares similar moisture and soil requirements
Complementary bloom times, both support native butterflies and beneficial insects
Shared preference for moist soils, creates habitat for monarch butterflies and other pollinators
Attracts beneficial insects and pollinators, both thrive in similar prairie conditions
Serves as living mulch beneath tall Joe-Pye Weed, both prefer partial shade and moist soil
✗ Keep away from
Invasive shrub that creates dense shade and competes for nutrients, suppressing native plants
Produces juglone which inhibits growth of many native wildflowers including Joe-Pye Weed
Aggressive invasive ground cover that can outcompete and smother native wildflowers
