100 Seeds Tall Ironweed Vernonia gigantea Wildflower Pollinator Garden

Tall Ironweed is a robust native perennial known for its impressive height and vibrant purple blooms that add striking vertical interest to meadows, borders, and naturalized areas. This easy-to-grow wildflower attracts a variety of pollinators and provides late-season color when many other plants have finished blooming.
Tall Ironweed works beautifully in cottage gardens, pollinator plantings, and rain gardens, where its tall stems and fluffy flower clusters create a bold backdrop. It pairs well with other native perennials and ornamental grasses. The plants are adaptable and low-maintenance once established, thriving in moist to average soils and full sun. Whether used as a specimen or massed for impact, this wildflower brings reliable beauty and ecological value to the landscape.
Species: Vernonia gigantea
Type: Perennial
Plant_Habit: Upright, clump-forming
Sun: Full sun to partial shade
Soil: Moist, well-drained
Zones: 5-9
Germination: Cold stratification recommended for 30 days
Sowing: Surface sow, lightly press into soil
Spacing: 18-24 inches
Notes: Attracts pollinators; late summer to fall bloom