New York Ironweed

Vernonia noveboracensis (L.) Michx.

Aster family

Plant Type

Forb/herb

Life Cycle

Perennial

Mature Height

7.0 feet

Flower Color

Purple

Bloom Time

Mid Summer, Late Summer, Fall

Growing Conditions

Light

Shade Tolerance Intolerant

Water

Water Use Medium

Soil

CaCO3 Tolerance Medium

Ecosystem & Wildlife

Pollinators Native Bees; Bombus; Honey Bees; Beetles, Wasps, Flies; Butterflies; Larval Host (Moth)

Larval Host Carmenta bassiformis, Endopiza vernoniana, Grammia parthenice, Hellinsia paleaceus, Lophocampa maculata, Papaipema cerussata, Perigea xanthioides, Phragmatobia fuliginosa, Platynota idaeusalis, Spodoptera ornithogalli

Native Range

USA: Alabama, Connecticut, Delaware, District of Columbia, Florida, Georgia, Maryland, Massachusetts, New Jersey, New York, North Carolina, Pennsylvania, Rhode I., South Carolina, Tennessee, Virginia, West Virginia

Regional Native Status: L48 (N)

State-level native status is based on data available through Plants of the World Online. Regional Native Status comes from the USDA Plants Database. For more detailed native status information, please refer to BONAP.