What is attracted to Joe Pye weed?
Here’s a more detailed look at its importance: Pollinators: Joe Pye weed attracts a wide array of pollinators, including butterflies, bees, wasps, flies, and beetles, with its late-season blooms. It’s a crucial food source for pollinators when other flowers are scarce. Whenever we are asked about the best plants for pollinators, Joe Pye Weed is at the top of the list. Native to wet meadows in the Eastern half of the US, Joe Pye Weed nurtures butterflies, bees, and is the host plant for more than three dozen species of moth and butterfly caterpillars.