Growing Joe Pye Weed from cuttings

16 years ago

Last year I was given a "Joe Pye Weed" that I absolutely LOVE! I really want to propagate it from cuttings. Is that possible? If so, do I need to use growth hormone or just put it in a seed starting medium?

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morz8 - Washington Coast
16 years ago
Joe-Pye, Eupatorium, from Making More Plants, Druse.

Seed: Outdoors in Fall as it ripens, or moist cold 30-42 days, then sow 55F for germination in 30-90 days. Stem cuttings in Spring, or divide established clumps in Spring or Fall (mulch new Fall divisions)
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calistoga_al ca 15 usda 9
16 years ago
Joe Pye has hollow stems that do not tend to grow roots when used for cuttings. They do divide easily and new divisions grow quickly. Al
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Joe Pye weed is a great plant in the right place, beautifully suited to swamps and wetlands. It is a very large plant with a robust presence. It has an appealing scent. I don't think it would be well-suited to a small English garden - it's a space eater. I don't care if people don't like the plants I grow or the way I garden. Because our gardens are public, we see the gamut of visitors. Most are kind. Occasionally, there is a gardening snob wandering through, but I have learned to ignore them. But everybody's garden is different and their experience of any given plant is bound to reflect that difference. I didn't invent any of the plants I grow, so I cannot take it personally if anyone dislikes a particular plant. Also, my own tastes change. Plants I loved 15 years ago may now be banned from the garden, or they just might be working their way back into my own top 10 list.
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I have a few short Joe Pye's too (can't remember which one) and have never had BFs on them that I know of...they are nice for late season bloom, though... I wonder if you need a whole small field of Joe Pye to catch the interest of the butterflies...? I planted the white eupatorium (although I think they've changed the names on these again) and I haven't seen BFs on that either. And I have lots of that growing around here.
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Sorry for he misunderstanding - I don't grow the eupatorium, but it grows wild along the edges of a lake where I work. I consider it a swamp/marsh plant. I've collected seeds, but none have grown for me. & I'm guessing very few - if any - grow the loosestrife, because of above stated probs.
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Some seeds are much easier to germinate than others. Also, some plants are better at invading where other plants are already growing, while others can only get a foothold where the ground has been disturbed or other plants have recently died. Joe Pye Weed prefers moist locations, so it might require more rain to germinate. Have you ever tried wintersowing? It's a great way to get more native plants started as seedlings. Then you can plant them wherever you want them growing. Martha
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ben_birding
16 years ago
I've rooted cutting from mine. It doesn't have hollow stems. Mine was a young plant which root more readily than mature plants. It rooted in 2 weeks with some rooting hormone.
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kumquat1
16 years ago
I found a Eupatorium Little Joe in Tallahassee native plant nursery. I live on sandy, acid land that will not hold water. There are an awful lot of plants that I have tried here that will not flourish, no matter what I do. Little Joe is 3 feet tall (expected full height) and blooming right along. I adore it! Watered it daily during our hot July, but now it is raining a bit, and it never wilts. We live right on the coast and a lot of the rainstorms pass over us this summer. I am looking forward to divisions in the Spring and many happy Little Joes.
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furbisher
16 years ago
Just figured I'd mention that Eupatorium fistulosum / Hollow Joe-Pye Weed does have a hollow stem, and the others, like Spotted Joe-Pye and Sweet Joe-Pye don't.

Sorry, I don't know about rooting any of them. I divide the root balls in the fall.
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