Description
Common Boneset (Eupatorium perfoliatum) Seed Packet
Locally Sourced from 8.1 Ecoregion
Original Provenance: Chautauqua County, New York
Showy late summer white blooms attract butterflies, native bees, pollinating flies, wasps and beetles. Boneset can be cut back early in spring to promote bushier growth (Chelsea Chop). A great plant for rain gardens and to help control erosion especially along stream and river banks. Will form colonies by spreading rhizomes. Host for the Spring Azure butterfly, the Boneset Borer, and Three-lined flower moth.
Packet Quantity: ≥75
Life Cycle: Perennial
Germination: Seeds germinate best after a 30 day period of cold moist stratification. Direct sow in late fall or artificially stratify in fridge. Seeds are small, surface sow.
Sun Exposure: Full to Part
Soil Moisture: Wet, Medium-wet
Zone: 3-8
Height: 4’
Spacing: 1’-2’
Bloom Time: July-September
Bloom Color: White
Host: Spring Azure butterfly, Boneset Borer, and Three-lined flower moth
Features: Deer Resistant, Pollinator Favorite, Clay Tolerant, Colony Forming, Rain Garden, Walnut Tolerant, Medium Salt Tolerance
*Please note – Lot number may differ from gallery image.*
