| Description | A compact Eupatorium with wine red to burgundy flowers. |
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| Pronunciation | (yew-pah-TOH-ri-um) |
| Plant Type | All Plants, Perennials Hardy |
| Hardiness Zone | 5 |
| Sunlight | best in full sun, partial sun |
| Moisture | tolerates average but prefers moist conditions, plants I grow need additional water during dry spells or the top parts of the plant will wilt, the hotter and the more sun the more moisture that is needed |
| Soil & Site | average, moist |
| Flowers | wine red to burgundy flowers are complex. 5-7 small flowers make up a flower head, while 5 or more flower heads make up a compound inflorescence, very fluffy and cloud like in appearance. Starts blooming end of July to early August |
| Leaves | whorled arrangement, simple, lanceolate to ovate shape, serrate margin |
| Stems | green purple, strong anthocyanin coloration, |
| Dimensions | 3 feet tall with greater spread, upright busy |
| Maintenance | division every 2-3 years, can be cut back in early spring to create shorter plants, will reseed, good lopping shears are needed to remove the stout stems in the fall. |
| Propagation | division |
| Cultivar Origin | Bred by Hubertus Oudshoorn, Rijpwetering, The Netherlands |
| Misc Facts | Eupatorium from the Greek name Mithridates Eupator, King of Pontus about 115BC who is said to have discovered an antidote to a commonly used poison in one of the species. The name Joe pye came from a Indian medicine Man. |
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