Eupatorium perfoliatum
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. A beautiful pairing with any of the joe-pye weeds. LOCAL ECOTYPE.
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. A beautiful pairing with any of the joe-pye weeds. LOCAL ECOTYPE.
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. A beautiful pairing with any of the joe-pye weeds. LOCAL ECOTYPE.
HABIT
Height: 3-5’
Bloom Time: mid to late summer
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: Northeast, Mid-Atlantic, Midwest
Seed Origin: Hudson Valley, NY