Common Boneset

Eupatorium perfoliatum
Español: Peonia
Wildflower garden especially in sunny moist areas.

Tolerance

Not salt tolerant of inundation by salty or brackish water.



Low/no tolerance of salty wind or direct salt spray

Considertions

Tall, can appear weedy especially when not in flower.

Wildlife

Attracts many pollinators, especially important for native bees. Birds and other wildlife consume fruit. Larval host plant for clymene moth (Haploa clymene).

Habitat

Moist to wet places often in partial shade, edges of streams and rivers.

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