Scientific Name
Eupatorium perfoliatum
Common Name
Bonset
Wildflowers
Plant Fact Sheets
Consumer Hort
Life Cycle:
Perennial
Height:
2 to 4 feet
Flower/fruit:
Flat-topped cluster of 10 to 20 small tubular white flowers
Flowering Season:
Fall
Foliage:
Pairs of wrinkled lance-shaped leaves, finely toothed and 3 to 6 inches long; leaves are joined together at the base
Site:
Sun to partial shade; low moist thickets, open woods and meadows
Comments:
Was used as a favorite home remedy for colds
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