{"product_id":"iron-butterfly-ironweed-vernonia-lettermannii","title":"'Iron Butterfly' Ironweed - Vernonia lettermannii","description":"\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eLate summer and early autumn is go time for pollinators: give them a big boost with 'Iron Butterfly' vernonia (ver-NO-nee-uh). Also known as ironweed, this native perennial looks a bit like a New England aster at first glance, but each flower is an exuberant little puff of pink. The foliage is narrow, with a slightly spiky, willow-like look, and is more disease resistant than most asters, too. Butterflies love this plant, and thanks to its August-September bloom time, sustains them in that crucial period before they wind down for the season.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cstrong data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eVital details:\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cstrong data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003ePlant size:\u003c\/strong\u003e 24\"-36\" tall and wide\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cstrong data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eLight:\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003efull sun (6+ hrs\/day)\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cstrong data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eHardiness:\u003c\/strong\u003e USDA zone 4-9 (\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/www.greatgardenplants.com\/pages\/shopping-by-zone\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\" data-mce-href=\"https:\/\/www.greatgardenplants.com\/pages\/shopping-by-zone\"\u003eFind your hardiness zone\u003c\/a\u003e)\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cstrong data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003ePollinator value:\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003eattracts butterflies, especially swallowtails, monarchs, and painted ladies, as well as other pollinating insects\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cstrong data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eNotable features:\u003c\/strong\u003e native, compact, deer resistant, long-blooming, drought tolerant\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cstrong data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003ePot size:\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/buttarflybushes.com\/pages\/our-plant-sizes\" title=\"one quart\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\" data-mce-href=\"https:\/\/buttarflybushes.com\/pages\/our-plant-sizes\" target=\"_blank\"\u003eone quart\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cstrong data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003ePlant name: \u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cem\u003eVernonia lettermannii\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e'Iron Butterfly'\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"buttarflybushes.com","offers":[{"title":"One Quart","offer_id":39663527329968,"sku":"8819","price":17.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0235\/7061\/2270\/products\/Vernonia_SouthernCross_0001highres.jpg?v=1616505217","url":"https:\/\/buttarflybushes.com\/products\/iron-butterfly-ironweed-vernonia-lettermannii","provider":"buttarflybushes.com","version":"1.0","type":"link"}