Gorgeous!

Joe Pye has turned into one of my favorite perennials. The bold foliage is handsome all season - is a great visual anchor in the beds - the blooms are dramatic, and the pollinators love them. I have "Gateway" and "Phantom". I prefer the flower color of the Gateway over the dusty mauve color of the Phantom, but Phantom tops out at 4.5-5' and fills a particular spot perfectly, whereas the taller Joe Pye would be too tall.

SO pretty!

Love it. I just planted some this year. Can't wait to see it next year.

stunning .. thx for the pix.. and post ..

but what is baby about a plant that is 6 foot tall .. lol .. how tall can these things get????

ken

Ken, this "Baby" just keeps getting bigger each year! Two years ago, I thought it was on the large side at 4 1/2 ft, I hope it's finally now all grown up !!

Mxk3, I love 'Gateway' and highly recommend it as well, though I had gotten rid of "Phantom" for lacking a bit of a spark in comparison to the others.

Cyn427, let us know how yours does next year :)

Being out and about in the car, travelling down less traveled country roads I notice wild Joe Pye Weed in full bloom in the ditches...so nice.

(I especially like that last picture FB)

Thanks Rouge, that area was calling out for a 'Joe Pye'!! Each year, I get a few self sown seedlings, though sure would be nice to also have these plants roaming the countryside as well, no I'm not gonna go sprinkling them around, lol.

Oh, anyone who has dug and divided a large established JP will know the meaning of the word WORKOUT, it's very difficult to drive even a sharp spade through the woody hard crowns of these plants!

definitely a pre-teen

A very gawky pre-teen!

Beautiful FB. I sure hope mine grow up to look like yours! You’re sure right about digging them out...what a work out.

When should I see signs of jpw emerging? I know they’re late to come up, just need to know when so I know if mine survived or not. Thanks!

If the weather would finally decided to warm up and stay that way, I'd expect to see them emerging in the coming weeks. These are very hardy, thought I had lost a big clump years ago after experiencing -40 C and no snow cover, it just took longer to wake up in the spring and was weakened, though made a full recovery. How old is your plant GardenHo ?

Thank you FB. These were dug out (very roughly) and planted last year. .

I picked some up at the greenhouse in case they didn’t make it. I just didnt want to be planting over top of one another. So it sounds like very soon then in zone five. I will keep my eye out for them thanks.

I have no idea where to put the new ones if the old ones survive. I May end up just reselling them..... I’ll just add them to the other ones that I changed my mind on/overbought....🥴

What, a plant person who over buys, never have heard of such! LOL.

Last year, had received a piddy 'Little Joe' ... the propagator had taken a single stem division and cut it down the middle of that stem, like taking a toothpick and slicing it lengthwise, of course it hadn't grown, more money down the drain!

All my Joe Pye remain fast asleep, just has not been warm enough to yet wake many things up!

“propagator had taken a single stem division and cut it down the middle of that stem, like taking a toothpick and slicing it lengthwise”

Wow that’s pretty sad...

I wouldn't say they're super-late risers, but definitely later than lots of other things. Mine are just barely starting to show tips peeking through the soil. Once they've woken up, they're UP -- its amazing how much growth JPW can put out in a single week.

Thanks mxk... makes me think mine are toast. Also feeling better about buying more LOL.

These are my Joe Pyes right now. They are the plant that is not visible because they are buried under last year stems and a big pile of oak leaves. They always survive the Leaf Mat, but they are not early risers. I just love a plant who can emerge through that pile. The only greenery showing is crocus leaves and possibly some ladies mantle.

Deanna I have areas looking like that also. It is pretty amazing that so many plants can grow up through that. I finally went through and cleaned up some beds but still have many to go. My mojo is in low gear this year...I‘m blaming it on the pandemic.......

I'm actually going to start a thread entitled What Survives The Leaf Tarp and list my plants that do well. It's a surprisingly large number. The ones that don't survive are usually smothered/rotted, but this year I have realized that another big problem with the Leaf Tarp is that slugs are able to eat certain shoots so regularly that the plants are not able to send any stalks, and then die from lack of light. I uncovered some stuff this week and multiple stems had been nibbled to ground level. I'd love to know what other people have success with. It will be a helpful post for me.