Eupatorium perfoliatum

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Eupatorium perfoliatum | common boneset

A pollinator magnet blooming in summer, common boneset naturally grows in moist habitats but it adapts to average garden soils as well. Producing large white flower clusters atop 3-5’ stems, boneset shines in the August heat and has a long bloom time that often extends in to fall. Beautiful in combination with other robust wet meadow natives including Joe-Pye weed, NY ironweed, and blue vervain. LOCAL ECOTYPE.

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Eupatorium perfoliatum | common boneset

A pollinator magnet blooming in summer, common boneset naturally grows in moist habitats but it adapts to average garden soils as well. Producing large white flower clusters atop 3-5’ stems, boneset shines in the August heat and has a long bloom time that often extends in to fall. Beautiful in combination with other robust wet meadow natives including Joe-Pye weed, NY ironweed, and blue vervain. LOCAL ECOTYPE.

HABIT

Height: 3-5’

Bloom Time: late summer to fall

SITE CONDITIONS

Light: full sun, part shade

Soil: wet, medium-wet, average, medium-dry

CULTIVATION TIPS

Establishment: easy

Deer Resistance: high

INTERACTIONS

Pollinator Support: high, supports at-risk pollinators

Other: host plant for Spring Azure butterfly

CONSERVATION

Native Range: local ecotype

Seed Origin: Hudson Valley, NY