This North American native grows in sand prairies, sedge meadows, marshes, fens, and swampy thickets of the northeast and upper Midwest. It prefers full to part sun, moist conditions and rich, ...
Prairie Ironweed gets its name from the sturdy stems. It is a perennial from the Midwestern and eastern U.S. Plants can grow as tall as six feet, and the purple flower clusters occur at the tops of...