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- How do you plant Ironweed?
- Is Ironweed a perennial?
- What does Ironweed look like?
- Is Ironweed poisonous?
- What is Ironweed good for?
- Do butterflies like Ironweed?
- How do you get rid of Ironweed?
- Is Ironweed deer resistant?
- What does Ironweed mean?
- When can you transplant Ironweed?
How do you plant Ironweed?
Sowing: Direct sow in late fall, pressing the seed into the surface of the soil. For spring planting, mix the seeds with moist sand and store in the refrigerator for 60 days before planting. Keep the soil lightly moist until germination, which usually occurs within 2-3 weeks.
Is Ironweed a perennial?
Plant Description:
Tall ironweed is an upright perennial with a highly visible dark red stem that grows over 7 feet tall and is widely branched at the top. At the ends of branches in loose clusters are saucer-shaped, 1/4-inch-wide flower heads consisting of 30 or fewer purple disk flowers.
What does Ironweed look like?
What Does Ironweed Look Like? Ironweed plants have some truly beautiful and distinguishing characteristics. Among these is a particularly tall and stiff upright habit. They stand erect with tooth-shaped leaves and have small purple flowers gathered in loose bunches.
Is Ironweed poisonous?
As with all plants in the Asteraceae family, use ironweed with caution. These plants can cause allergic reactions, particularly irritated skin. Also take particular care if you have ironweed in an area where you keep livestock, as it can be toxic to animals if they ingest too much.
What is Ironweed good for?
American Indians used ironweed for medicinal purposes, making teas from leaves to treat female problems, including relief from childbirth pain, and as a blood tonic. Root teas were used to treat loose teeth and for stomach ulcers and hemorrhaging.
Do butterflies like Ironweed?
Named for its tough stem, Ironweed has excellent upright form in the garden. The intense purple bloom color stands out in the late summer landscape, attracting many butterflies and other pollinators.
How do you get rid of Ironweed?
Mechanical Ironweed Plant Control
Early mowing followed by a subsequent mowing a month later has been shown to give the greatest control. Mowing by late May to early June followed by mechanical intervention when plants are 6 to 8 inches (15 to 20 cm.) tall can reduce up to 87 percent of the population.
Is Ironweed deer resistant?
This species is pest resistant but foliage is occasionally nibbled by deer and other herbivores. In the wild plants occur in wet sites but in garden situations this one can grow in well-drained soil or tolerate some drought. ... It can be used in Cottage Gardens, Low Maintenance Plantings or Perennial Borders.
What does Ironweed mean?
: any of a genus (Vernonia) of mostly weedy composite plants usually having alternate leaves and perfect red, purple, or white tubular flowers in terminal cymose heads.
When can you transplant Ironweed?
The best time to transplant ironweed is when it is winter dormant (mid-December to early-February). However, if you see that the development that will destroy the plant is about to occur, then you should transplant it then no matter what time of year it happens to be.
