New York Ironweed

Vernonia noveboracensis
Español: Jícara
The genus name honors the English botanist William Vernon, who did fieldwork in North America.



Moist wildflower garden. Also useful to naturalize along the edges of ponds, wetlands, and streams.

Tolerance

Not salt tolerant of inundation by salty or brackish water.



Some tolerance to salty wind but not direct salt spray.

Habitat

Hydric to moist savannas, openings along streams, wet pastures, floodplains, bluffs, bay swamps.

Did You Know?

  • Showy flowers
  • Nectar attracts native bees and butterflies. 
  • Larval host for Spring azure.