Hollow Joe-Pye Weed (Eutrochium fistulosum)
The flowerheads of Hollow Joe-Pye Weed are visited by tons of bumblebees and other long-tongued bees. It also attracts butterflies, skippers, and moths. It is the host plant to 6 species of butterflies and moths in our area (Illinoiswildflower.org). The Xerces Society considers this a preferred pollinator plant (Xerces.org). This can be quite the statement plant! Hollow Joe-Pye is considered threatened in Michigan (mnfi.anr.msu.edu).
Photo credit: Doug McGrady
The flowerheads of Hollow Joe-Pye Weed are visited by tons of bumblebees and other long-tongued bees. It also attracts butterflies, skippers, and moths. It is the host plant to 6 species of butterflies and moths in our area (Illinoiswildflower.org). The Xerces Society considers this a preferred pollinator plant (Xerces.org). This can be quite the statement plant! Hollow Joe-Pye is considered threatened in Michigan (mnfi.anr.msu.edu).
Photo credit: Doug McGrady
The flowerheads of Hollow Joe-Pye Weed are visited by tons of bumblebees and other long-tongued bees. It also attracts butterflies, skippers, and moths. It is the host plant to 6 species of butterflies and moths in our area (Illinoiswildflower.org). The Xerces Society considers this a preferred pollinator plant (Xerces.org). This can be quite the statement plant! Hollow Joe-Pye is considered threatened in Michigan (mnfi.anr.msu.edu).
Photo credit: Doug McGrady
Life Cycle: Perennial
Sun Exposure: Full-Partial-Shade
Soil Moisture: Wet, Medium-wet
Height: 6 feet
Plant Spacing: 3 feet
Bloom Time: August-September
Bloom Color: Pale Pink-Purple
Advantages: Deer Resistant, Pollinator Favorite
Host: 6 species of butterflies and moths use this as a caterpillar host plant in our area (Illinoiswildflower.org)
Species of Concern: State Status: Threatened (legally protected). State Rank: Critically imperiled (mnfi.anr.msu.edu).
Beneficial for Endangered or Threatened Species: Saunders' Sallow Moth (Sympistis saundersiana) (mnfi.anr.msu.edu)
