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Growing to around 4-7' tall in clumps 3-4' wide, New York ironweed is commonly found in low, open woodlands and along stream banks through much of the eastern US. Because \u003cem\u003eVernonia noveboracensis\u003c\/em\u003e is naturally found in wetter areas in the wild, it prefers medium to wet soils, but will tolerate drier areas in the home garden as well.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eKnown for its showy purple blooms, New York ironweed's flower clusters are filled with dozens of fluffy-looking, thistle-like flowers that unfurl into a striking shade of fuchsia and which attract a wide range of pollinators including a number of butterflies found throughout Maryland; in the later fall and winter months, dried flowers turn to densely-packed seedheads that are highly attractive to birds. 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