Vernonia lettermannii 'Iron Butterfly', Ironweed Size:1.16 qt When you rub or crush

When you rub or crush the leaves

Pervasive North American native

magenta-purple

Amaze your gardening friends with these huge flowers that can reach up to 8 inches across

impressionistic silver spears are perfect next to dark mahogany stems and clusters of light pink urn flowers

Vernonia lettermannii 'Iron Butterfly', Ironweed Size:1.16 qt When you rub or crushFine, needle like green foliage forms a compact, vigorous mound. In late summer to fall it's virtually covered in spritzes of violet, crinkled blooms loved by butterflies and hummingbirds. "George W. Letterman, aged 72, a recluse and botanist, died in poverty and attended only by a neighbor in his little cabin at Allenton, thirty miles west of St. Louis, last night. Throughout his long stay in Allenton the botanist lived alone in his one room cabin,