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Hardiness: USDA Zone 3a: to -39.9 °C (-40 °F) USDA Zone 3b: to -37.2 °C (-35 °F) USDA Zone 4a: to -34.4 °C (-30 °F) USDA Zone 4b: to -31.6 °C (-25 °F) USDA Zone 5a: to -28.8 °C (-20 °F) USDA Zone 5b: to -26.1 °C (-15 °F) USDA Zone 6a: to -23.3 °C (-10 °F) USDA Zone 6b: to -20.5 °C (-5 °F) USDA Zone 7a: to -17.7 °C (0 °F) USDA Zone 7b: to -14.9 °C (5 °F) USDA Zone 8a: to -12.2 °C (10 °F) USDA Zone 8b: to -9.4 °C (15 °F) USDA Zone 9a: to -6.6 °C (20 °F) USDA Zone 9b: to -3.8 °C (25 °F)
Sun Exposure: Full Sun
Danger: N/A
Bloom Color: White/Near White
Bloom Time: Mid Summer Late Summer/Early Fall
Foliage: Grown for foliage Herbaceous
Other details: This plant is attractive to bees, butterflies and/or birds Average Water Needs; Water regularly; do not overwater Self-sows freely; deadhead if you do not want volunteer seedlings next season This plant is resistant to deer
Soil pH requirements: 6.1 to 6.5 (mildly acidic) 6.6 to 7.5 (neutral) 7.6 to 7.8 (mildly alkaline)
Patent Information: Non-patented
Propagation Methods: By dividing the rootball From seed; direct sow outdoors in fall From seed; winter sow in vented containers, coldframe or unheated greenhouse From seed; stratify if sowing indoors From seed; sow indoors before last frost
Seed Collecting: Collect seedhead/pod when flowers fade; allow to dry Allow seedheads to dry on plants; remove and collect seeds Properly cleaned, seed can be successfully stored
On Feb 17, 2009, mamooth from Indianapolis, IN (Zone 5b) wrote:
This stuff thrives in the muddy clay next to my creek. It grows so well there, I have to keep chopping it back to leave some room for the milkweed. In addition to butterflies, the blooms attract large numbers of bumblebees, sweat bees and flower wasps. That's great for the native pollinators, but it kind of puts the area off-limits to humans. I also find that the hairy stems irritate my skin. So a good plant, but not for areas too close to humans.
On Oct 29, 2008, Malus2006 from Coon Rapids, MN (Zone 4a) wrote:
Its narrow leaves set it apart from some of the other boneset species. I got it since it was about to be thrown on the compost pile on another property - manage to coax it to grow and survive through the winter - blooming the next year after.
On Nov 2, 2001, poppysue from Westbrook, ME (Zone 5a) wrote:
If you’re looking for show of color than this is not the plant for you. The fluffy white clusters of flowers bloom on top of stiff stems in late summer. They’re a dull white and not especially attractive except to our butterfly friends. It’s a close relative of the more known “Joe Pye” weed but I’d have to say not as attractive for the garden. It can grow to height of 5 ft in wet soils but remains shorter in drier conditions.
It’s a native perennial wild flower that was used as a valuable flu remedy through out history. An infusion of the leaves was acclaimed to relieve symptoms of “brakebone fever” and many other flu epidemics during the 19th century. The leaves taper to a long point and are joined at the stem opposite each other making it appear they are fused together at the bases. This suggested to the early doctors and herbalist that this plant would be useful for setting bones. They would use the leaves as a poultice to heal and promote the fusion of bones. Perhaps a load of hogwash to many of us but recent research on the plant has suggested that it stimulates the immune system and maybe someday it will become more common in the modern world of herbs.
On Aug 31, 2001, smiln32 from Oklahoma City, OK (Zone 7a) wrote:
Easily grown in average, medium wet to wet soils in full sun to part shade. Does well in both sandy and clay soils. Needs constant moisture
Regional...
This plant has been said to grow in the following regions:
Vincent, Alabama Barling, Arkansas Dyer, Arkansas Menifee, California Cornwall Bridge, Connecticut Chicago, Illinois Homecroft, Indiana Taylorsville, Kentucky Cordaville, Massachusetts Erie, Michigan Minneapolis, Minnesota Florence, Mississippi Dover, New Hampshire Frenchtown, New Jersey Croton-on-hudson, New York Elba, New York Yonkers, New York , Newfoundland and Labrador Millersburg, Pennsylvania Austin, Texas Arlington, Vermont
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