Description

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Latin name: Vernonia novabonariensis

Type: Herbaceous perennial

Family: Asteraceae

Native Range: Eastern and southeastern

United States

Zone: 5 to 9

Height: 4.00 to 6.00 feet

Spread: 3.00 to 4.00 feet

Bloom Time: August to September

Bloom Description: Purple

Sun: Full sun

Water: Medium to wet

Maintenance: Low

Suggested Use: Naturalize, Rain Garden

Flower: Showy

Tolerate: Deer, Clay Soil, Wet Soil

Plant information from the Missouri Botanical Garden