Western Ironweed Size:1 Gallon During extreme drought conditions

During extreme drought conditions

it earns its name from the fluffy

but it's also a favorite among hummingbirds and butterflies

The red-purple spotted blue-green leaves form a small rosette to 1' wide

it blooms clusters of small yellow flowers at the bases of the leaves

Western Ironweed Size:1 Gallon During extreme drought conditionsVernonia baldwinii Common names include Baldwin's Ironweed, Ironweed Western Ironweed is common to many drier areas in the Great Plains. It features showy magenta purple flowers in loose clusters which grow at the top of stems up to 5' tall. After the flowers fade, they are replaced by rusty colored seed heads. Its rough, serrated, lance shaped leaves usually reach 4" 7". It gets its "ironweed" name from the color of its seedheads, as well as the from