Have you googled "Joe Pye Weed for sale?" If not, try that.

Hi,

You can probably get Joe Pye Weed at the local nursery or check out link below.

Here is a link that might be useful: Glorious Butterfly Joe Pye Weed

Thanks everyone. I've checked Lowes and Home Depot and a local nursery without any luck but I have some others I will try this weekend. So far the seeds I planted aren't showing any sign of life but I'm reading now that I should have planted it in the fall so if nothing else I'll try to plant seeds again this fall for next year.

On a happy note all the milkweed seeds I planted last year are flourishing and getting ready to flower!!! :)

Check the small private nurseries. That's where I found mine.
I also live in Virginia

Is it just me or do you feel awful putting down good money for something with "weed" in it's name? lol

I did buy a packet of seeds because I wanted some myself, but didn't have much luck with them either. I'm not really good with seeds though. I felt dumb even buying the seeds because I see the plant all over around my city growing sticking out of people's bushes and stuff, totally volunteering everywhere. I wish some would just pop up in my yard!

Last summer I ordered mine off ebay. It was 2 small plants; one of which grew tall and flowered last summer. I thought one had died because I forgot where I planted it and could not find it. But this summer it is growing. Both have returned. The big one looks to have multiplied and is getting ready to bloom again.

I did see some for sale on ebay, I might just do that because I'm not finding it locally. As with anyone who uses ebay, I've had good and bad experiences.

It transplants quite easily here in Michigan. If you know someone who has some, or if you see some that looks like it's not where it's wanted, just ask if you can take a shovel-full. You'd have flowers much faster than with seed, and you'd save all the shipping money and hassle. And you might make another gardening friend!

Martha

I got some nice Joe Pye Weed plants from e-bay too.

I'll admit to failing at Joe-Pye Weed, too. Two years in a row, I've gotten seed packets from a reliable source (Prairie Moon) and planted them in a variety of circumstances: direct sowing, sowing in peat-pots, sowing after cold stratification into peat-pots.

All I've gotten is a couple of spindly seedlings that fail to thrive.

Any ideas? JPW is a Maryland native and I see it growing around in the field, so everything should be in place for success...

Jeff

Bluestone Perennials has Joe Pye Weed, but it is really expensive. I bought my first plants from Bluestone a few years ago and they were considerably cheaper. I also bought a couple at a local native plant sale. You could see if there are any of those in your area. You might look up native plant societies and conservation groups or garden clubs in your area and see if any one has a spare clump. I know I wouldn't mind someone coming over and digging a clump. From what I've read on Garden Web, growing from seed seems a thankless task. I've also seen it for sale at our local farmers market. Good Luck!

A few years ago, I got some at Behnke's. Merrifield doesn't have any?