| Description | A Eupatorium with a light pink flower. |
|---|---|
| Pronunciation | (yew-pa-TOR-ee-um)(mack-u-LAY-tum) |
| Plant Type | All Plants, Perennials Hardy |
| Hardiness Zone | 5-8 |
| Sunlight | full to part sun |
| Moisture | Tolerates average but prefers moist conditions. The plants I grow need additional water during dry spells or the top parts of the plant will wilt. The hotter and the more sun the more moisture that is needed. |
| Soil & Site | preferrs moist, tolerates average |
| Flowers | Light silvery pink flowers are complex. 5-7 small flowers make up a flower head, while 5 or more flower heads make up a compound inflorescence. Flowers are very fluffy and cloud like in appearance. Starts blooming end of July to early August |
| Leaves | lance-shaped leaves, coarsely serrated, up to 10", occur in whorls of 3-5 |
| Stems | stout stems, mottled toward the base with purple speckles, becomes pure red towards the top |
| Dimensions | 5 to 7 feet tall by 2-4 spread, moisture conditions will have a direct effect on the size of the plant |
| Maintenance | Need a good lopping shears to remove the stout stems in the fall. |
| Propagation | cuttings, division, cold stratified seeds |
| Native Site | The spotted Joe-pye weeds are native to North America. |
| Cultivar Origin | A North Creek Nursery (Pennsylvania, USA) introduction, named for friend and former propagator, Carin Bonafacino. |
| Misc Facts | Eupatorium from the Greek name Mithridates Eupator, King of Pontus about 115BC who is said to have discovered an antidote to a commonly used poison in one of the species. The name Joe pye came from a Indian medicine Man. |
| Notes & Reference | #100-Wildflowers of Wisconsin and the Upper Midwest (Merel Black and Emmet Judziewicz), #203- North Creek Nursery (www.northcreeknurseries.com) |
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