Large round heads of vanilla-scented, rosy pink flowers bloom in late summer. Butterflies flock to the flowers. Whorled leaves scale tall sturdy stems making the plant attractive in the landscape even when it is not blooming.

The stems of last year’s growth of Purple Joe Pye cut back to provide habitat for stem nesting bees. Read more on this at grownative.org/learn/native-for-wildlife/. Photo by Scott Woodbury.