A LITTLE MORE LIFE
Common boneset
Eupatorium perfoliatum
Late native flowers feed many pollinators, and seedheads supply food for birds.
MAKE IT FEEL AT HOME
A spot to thrive.
A tall perennial that forms colonies; use moist ground with room to spread.
- Sunlight
- Full sun
- Soil moisture
- Moist to wet / Average moisture
- Mature size
- 4–6 ft tall · 3–4 ft wide
- Season of interest
- Summer–Fall
- Hardiness
- USDA zones 3–9
- Garden role
- White flowers for a wet meadow
ONE GOOD SWAP
Instead of butterfly bush.
Buddleja davidii
Try common boneset for white flowers for a wet meadow.
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Photo credits & licenses
Common boneset: H. Zell · CC BY-SA 3.0
Butterfly bush: Jim, the Photographer · CC BY 2.0
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