General Plant Information (Edit)
Plant Habit: Herb/Forb
Life cycle: Perennial
Sun Requirements: Full Sun
Full Sun to Partial Shade
Water Preferences: Mesic
Soil pH Preferences: Slightly acid (6.1 – 6.5)
Neutral (6.6 – 7.3)
Slightly alkaline (7.4 – 7.8)
Minimum cold hardiness: Zone 7a -17.8 °C (0 °F) to -15 °C (5 °F)
Maximum recommended zone: Zone 10b
Plant Height: 2 to 6 feet
Leaves: Fragrant
Fruit: Other: Small bristly achenes
Flowers: Showy
Fragrant
Flower Color: White
Bloom Size: Under 1"
Flower Time: Summer
Late summer or early fall
Underground structures: Rhizome
Resistances: Rabbit Resistant
Humidity tolerant
Drought tolerant
Propagation: Seeds: Self fertile
Propagation: Other methods: Cuttings: Stem
Division
Pollinators: Various insects

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Common names
  • Yankeeweed
  • Dogfennel Eupatorium

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Location: Aberdeen, NC 
Date: May 12, 2024
Yankeeweed # 580; RAB p. 1056, 179-34-6; AG p. 239, 55-5-?; LHB p
Location: Aberdeen, NC 
Date: May 12, 2024
Yankeeweed # 580; RAB p. 1056, 179-34-6; AG p. 239, 55-5-?; LHB p

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