Joe-Pye-Weed, Eupatorium purpureum.  Also known as Queen of the Meadow.

 

It's a tall wildflower, 2 - 12 feet, with a large rounded pink flower head.  Often they grow in clumps, but sometimes you see single ones.  There are a few growing down by the creek.  You can also see them on both sides of Moccasin Church Road.  

 

According to folklore, Joe Pye was a Native American medicine man who made a tonic from the roots.  The early American colonists used it to treat an outbreak of typhus.  

 

Do look for Joe-Pye-Weed in your travels.  They're beautiful and prevalent right now.

 

HAPPY GARDENING!!