Native Perennial
Sun Exposure - Full, Partial, Shade
Soil: Clay, Loam, Sand
Moisture - Medium to Wet
Height - Up to 6'--usually shorter
Bloom time - July - October
Bloom Color - White
Deer Resistant - High
Attracts - Butterflies, native bees, birds
Pollinator Benefit - Good nectar source into fall; Xerces Society ratings: Special Value to Native Bees (Recognized by pollination ecologists as attracting large numbers of native bees.) Supports Conservation Biological Control (A plant that attracts predatory or parasitoid insects that prey upon pest insects.)
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Common Boneset (Eupatorium perfoliatum) Tiny, white flowers are arranged in fuzzy clusters top the 3-6 ft. stems of this perennial. Hairy plant with dense flat-topped clusters of many dull-white flowers. Paired leaves, united basally, are "perforated" by the erect stems.
As suggested by the Latin species name, the stem appears to be growing through the leaf. To early herb doctors, this indicated the plant would be useful in setting bones, so its leaves were wrapped with bandages around splints.
Source: www.wildflower.org