Hyssopleaf Boneset
Eupatorium hyssopifolium
Hyssopleaf boneset is a fine-leaved, drought-tough boneset that foams with flat clusters of tiny white flowers in fall, a magnet for small pollinators on dry, sandy ground.
- Family
- Asteraceae
- Type
- wildflower
- Lifespan
- perennial
- Height
- 1–3 ft
- Spacing
- 1–2 ft apart
- Light
- sun
- Soil moisture
- moist
- Soil pH
- acidic, neutral
- Bloom
- June, July, August, September, October
- Bloom colors
- white
- Wildlife value
- pollinators, butterflies, songbirds
- Caterpillar hosts
- ~30 butterfly & moth species
- Landscape uses
- naturalizing
- Native states
- AL, AR, CT, DC, DE, FL, GA, IL, IN, KY, LA, MA, MD, MO, MS, NC, NJ, NY, OH, PA, RI, SC, TN, TX, VA, WV