Eupatorium compositifolium
Taxonomy and growth
- Family
- Compositae
- Genus
- Eupatorium
- Life cycle
- perennial
- Fertility
- self fertile
- Flower type
- hermaphrodite
- Pollinators
- Insects
Uses
Medicinal uses
Historical medicinal uses. These records describe reported uses. They do not establish safety or effectiveness. Ask a qualified health professional before using any plant medicinally.
The entire plant is applied externally as a remedy for the bites of reptiles and insects[4].
- Product or use
- Stings
Material uses
The plant is used as a strewing herb and to discourage insects[4].
- Product or use
- Repellent
- Product or use
- Strewing
Environment
- Range
- Eastern N. America.
- Habitat
- Not known
- Light
- full sun
- Shade tolerance
- light shade
- Water
- moderate
- Soil textures
- sandy, loamy, clay
- Soil pH
- acid, neutral, alkaline
- Drainage
- well drained
- Tolerates Nutritionally Poor Soil
- No
- Drought
- intolerant
Propagation
Seed - sow spring in a cold frame and only just cover the seed. Prick out the seedlings into individual pots when they are large enough to handle and plant them out into their permanent positions in the summer. Division in spring or autumn[1]. Very easy, the clumps can be replanted direct into their permanent positions.
Cultivation
Succeeds in ordinary well-drained but moisture retentive garden soil in sun or part shade[2]. Plants seem to be immune to the predations of rabbits[3].
References
Sanders. T. W. Popular Hardy Perennials. Collingridge 1926-00-00
Huxley. A. The New RHS Dictionary of Gardening. 1992. MacMillan Press 1992-00-00 ISBN 0-333-47494-5
Thomas. G. S. Perennial Garden Plants J. M. Dent & Sons, London. 1990-00-00 ISBN 0 460 86048 8
Usher. G. A Dictionary of Plants Used by Man. Constable 1974-00-00 ISBN 0094579202