Common Boneset
Eupatorium perfoliatum
Flat-topped clusters of dull white, fuzzy flower heads top strong stems with distinctive perfoliate leaves that appear pierced by the stem. A staple native perennial of wet meadows, seeps, and rain gardens, humming with beneficial insects and butterflies through late summer.
- Family
- Asteraceae
- Type
- wildflower
- Lifespan
- perennial
- Height
- 4–6 ft
- Spacing
- 3–4 ft apart
- Light
- sun, part shade, shade
- Soil moisture
- moist, wet
- Soil pH
- acidic, neutral
- Bloom
- June, July, August, September, October
- Bloom colors
- white
- Wildlife value
- songbirds, butterflies, pollinators, larval host
- Caterpillar hosts
- ~30 butterfly & moth species
- Landscape uses
- border, rain garden
- Native states
- AL, AR, CT, DC, DE, FL, GA, IA, IL, IN, KS, KY, LA, MA, MD, ME, MI, MN, MO, MS, NC, ND, NE, NH, NJ, NY, OH, OK, PA, RI, SC, SD, TN, TX, VA, VT, WI, WV