Easily grown in average, medium to wet soils in full sun. Tolerates some light afternoon shade, particularly in hot summer climates. Prefers moist, fertile, humusy soils which do not dry out. One plant can produce numerous rose-purple flower heads in late summer, each head with 8-22 disc flowers. You need a lot of room in your garden for this one.
Grows to 24-120"
Blooms in July-September
Attracts: Butterflies
Tolerates deer, clay soil, wet soil
Eupatorium maculatum
Photo by Katy Chayka of Minnesota Wildflowers, D. Gordon E. Robertson https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?curid=10227516
Easily grown in average, medium to wet soils in full sun. Tolerates some light afternoon shade, particularly in hot summer climates. Prefers moist, fertile, humusy soils which do not dry out. One plant can produce numerous rose-purple flower heads in late summer, each head with 8-22 disc flowers. You need a lot of room in your garden for this one.
Grows to 24-120"
Blooms in July-September
Attracts: Butterflies
Tolerates deer, clay soil, wet soil
Eupatorium maculatum
Photo by Katy Chayka of Minnesota Wildflowers, D. Gordon E. Robertson https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?curid=10227516
