Joe-Pye weed is a towering native perennial that produces clusters of pinkish-purple flowers in late summer and early fall.

If you are looking for a small to medium sized ornamental native tree to enhance your ... it blooms so early in the spring. The pinkish-purple flowers remain colorful for a two- to three-week ...

Shiny leaves and purple flowers led to the plants’ popularity as an ornamental, and the plant spread from its native Madagascar to Hawaii, Australia, the Caribbean, East Africa and India.