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Boneset
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Boneset

Eupatorium perfoliatum
In the United States: Native · also called thoroughwort

Boneset blooms in late summer to early fall, providing a late-season source of nectar and pollen for honeybees and other pollinators when resources are often scarce. It prefers moist to wet soils in full sun to partial shade and forms rhizomatous clumps.

Nectarmedium
Pollenlow
Bloom (US) July–September
Duration~45 days
TypePerennial
Sunpartial

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