Scientific Name:
Eupatorium cannabinum
Pronunciation:
ou-puh-TORE-ee-um KAN-uh-BI-num
Common Name:
double hemp agrimony, boneset
Family Name:
Asteraceae
Plant Type:
Herbaceous perennial
Key ID Features:
Stems 30-150cm tall, leaves opposite, irregularly compounded, most tripinnate, leaflets lanceolate, 5-10cm long x 2-4cm wide, margin incised-serrate, fragrant; flower heads with 4-6 florets, each exposing a long, forked stigma, mauve-pink, in terminal corymb-like clusters.
Habit:
Upright
Form:
Mounded, Oval - vertical
Texture:
Medium
Mature Height:
0.7 - 1.3m
Mature Spread:
1.0 - 1.5m
Growth Rate:
Fast
Origin:
Europe
Hardiness Rating:
Zone 5: (-29 to -23 °C)
Exposure:
Full sun only if soil kept moist, Part sun/part shade
Soil/Growing Medium:
Well-drained
Water Use:
Moderate
Landscape Uses:
Fragrance, Perennial border, Specimen plant, Wetland - bogs, Wildlife food
Additional Info:
Leaf Morphology:
Form:
Compound
Arrangement:
Opposite
Texture/Venation:
Heavily veined
Surfaces:
Pubescent, Distinctive smell
Compound Leaf:
Tripinnate
Colour in Fall:
Green-yellow, Brown
Shapes:
Lanceolate
Apices:
Acute
Bases:
Cuneate
Margins:
Incised, Serrate
Inflorescence Type:
Head (capitulum), Floriferous, Corymb-like
Flower Morphology:
Flowers perfect
Corolla Shape:
Ligulate
Ovary Position:
Inferior
Colour (petals):
Showy, Pink
Flower Scent:
Fragrant
Flower Time at Peak:
Jul, Aug, Sep
Fruit Type:
Cypsela (achene + calyx)
Fruit Colour:
Brown
Fruiting Time:
Sep, Oct
Additional Info:
Not showy, Persistent
Bark or Stem Colour:
Red, Brown
Organ Modifications:
Rhizomes
Propagation:
Seed, Softwood cuttings, Division - below ground parts
Maintenance:
Medium
Pest Susceptibility:
Mildew, Rust (Pest resistant, Rabbit resistant)
Course(s):
- HORT 2355
Location(s):
- (GAZ) GAZebo : cv. Flore Pleno
- (GAZN) GAZebo North : Q 3
- (GAZW) GAZebo West