Eupatorium-White Snakeroot, Joe-Pye Weed, Wild Ageratum

Propagating Eupatorium or Joe-Pye Weed or Wild Ageratum is accomplished by digging up the runners or rhizomes that spread out from the parent plant in either the spring or the fall. The purple blooms flourish from July through to September and the plant reaches a height of 3'-5' so do not plant in a windy location. It is deciduous but butterflies like them but deer do not. They prefer a moist shade but will do well in the sun if the soil is well draining and moist, clay, but it will not tolerate humidity.