20170409 boneset - have given up on the plot planting. Planted purchased seed in 5 1-gal bags. NW five
201611 planted collected boneset with little bluestem in garden plot

Joe pye weeds


Table 1: Recent Nomenclatural Changes for Eupatorium spp.
Current Botanical Name Synonyms/Former Botanical Names
Ageratina altissima Eupatorium rugosum
Ageratina aromatica Eupatorium aromaticum
Conoclinium coelestinum Eupatorium coelestinum
Eutrochium dubium Eupatorium dubium, Eupatoriadelphus dubius Eutrochium fistulosum Eupatorium fistulosum, Eupatoriadelphus fistulosus Eutrochium fistulosum f. albidum Eupatorium fistulosum f. albidum,
Eupatoriadelphus fistulosus f. albidus
Eutrochium maculatum Eupatorium purpureum ssp. maculatum,
Eupatoriadelphus maculatus
Eutrochium purpureum Eupatorium purpureum, Eupatoriadelphus purpureus


Three-nerved Joe-Pye weed (E. dubium—dubium is Latin for “doubtful") is so called because its leaves have two large veins that arise near the base of the midvein. The leaves are ovate, thick, and somewhat bumpy, and they occur in threes or fours. The purple-speckled stems may grow to 3 1/2 feet tall. The flower head is convex and bears purple flowers. This species occurs in moist, acid soil near the Atlantic Coast from Nova Scotia to South Carolina.

All the Joe-Pye weeds attract butterflies and bumblebees, and all make good cut flowers. They are superlative grown at the back of the border with other late-summer companions such as goldenrods and asters.

roots comparable to little bluestem: OK for septic