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Vernonia noveboracensis 'White Lightning' - NEW YORK IRONWEED 'WHITE LIGHTNING'

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Product Code: VER-WHI-LIG
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$8.99

Tall and robust late summer/mid fall native perennial. Valuable for late flowering.

Adaptable, tough and easy to grow, heat, humidity and black walnut tolerant.

 

Blooming Time: very late summer to mid fall (about late August to late October)
Size:
6' tall x 3-4" wide upright clumps
USDA Zones:
4 to 9
Culture:
full sun to half shade, very adaptable to variety of soils, with average (medium) moisture to medium-moist or medium-dry.
Moisture Needs:
average (medium) to medium-moist
Origin:
White form or native New York Ironsweed, introduced by Jelitto Perennial Seeds in 2014. The species (with purple flowers) is native to eastern part of USA, see the USDA distribution map.
Deer/Rabbit Resistant:
yes / yes
Attracts Butterflies or Pollinators:
yes / yes (bees, skippers, flies and beetles)
Attracts Hummingbirds:
no
Pot Size: square 3.5" x 4" deep perennial pot

 

Plant combinations: Ideal for the background of a flower bed, fro sunny woodland edges, pollinator or butterfly gardens. Due to it's adaptability ("elasticity") can be combined with majority of the common plants - those that grow well in average sunny bed and also with plants that require more moisture.

Picture copyright: Jelitto

Vernonia noveboracensis 'White Lightning' - NEW YORK IRONWEED 'WHITE LIGHTNING'

$8.99
 

Tall and robust late summer/mid fall native perennial. Valuable for late flowering.

Adaptable, tough and easy to grow, heat, humidity and black walnut tolerant.

 

Blooming Time: very late summer to mid fall (about late August to late October)
Size:
6' tall x 3-4" wide upright clumps
USDA Zones:
4 to 9
Culture:
full sun to half shade, very adaptable to variety of soils, with average (medium) moisture to medium-moist or medium-dry.
Moisture Needs:
average (medium) to medium-moist
Origin:
White form or native New York Ironsweed, introduced by Jelitto Perennial Seeds in 2014. The species (with purple flowers) is native to eastern part of USA, see the USDA distribution map.
Deer/Rabbit Resistant:
yes / yes
Attracts Butterflies or Pollinators:
yes / yes (bees, skippers, flies and beetles)
Attracts Hummingbirds:
no
Pot Size: square 3.5" x 4" deep perennial pot

 

Plant combinations: Ideal for the background of a flower bed, fro sunny woodland edges, pollinator or butterfly gardens. Due to it's adaptability ("elasticity") can be combined with majority of the common plants - those that grow well in average sunny bed and also with plants that require more moisture.

Picture copyright: Jelitto

 

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