Vernonia lettermanii
Late Night With Ironweed
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Shop Available VernoniaItem #: 6670
Zones: 4a to 9b
Dormancy: Winter
Height: 24" tall
Origin: United States
Pot Size: 3.5" pot (24 fl. oz/0.7 L)
Vernonia lettermanii is a fascinating ironweed that hails from Arkansas and Oklahoma where it can be found in rocky soils and on rock outcrops. Imagine taking an Amsonia hubrichtii, shrinking it to 2' tall x 2' wide, shearing it into a round ball, then topping it with hundreds of purple flowers in August and early September, and you have Vernonia lettermanii...a hummingbird delight. We grow this in our hot, dry, crevice garden where it has caused visitors to lust in their hearts. We give in...here it is. This rare native was named for the late botanist George Letterman who, as best we can determine, never had his own television show.
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Other Attributes
Genus: Vernonia
Flower Color: Purple/Lavender , Violet
Leaf Color: Green
Bloom Time: Summer
Container Role: Fillers , Thrillers
Garden Themes: Cottage Garden Plants
Other: Butterfly Attracting Plants , Cut Flower Plants , Deer Resistant Plants , Drought Tolerant Plants , Hummingbird Plants , Pollinator Plants , North American Native Plants , Plants that Attract Birds , Rabbit Resistant Plants , Rain Garden Plants , United States Native Plants