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Bonesets (Eupatorium)
Also known as : Thoroughworts
Bonesets is a genus of plants with very similar characteristics, featuring sprays of flowers that range from white to violet in color. They are popular perennial garden plants that bloom in late summer, attracting bees and birds. Studies suggest that some or all species of bonesets are toxic to humans.
Lifespan
Perennial
Key Facts About Bonesets
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Attributes of Bonesets
Plant Height
2 m
Spread
1.5 m
Leaf type
Deciduous
Scientific Classification of Bonesets
Distribution of Bonesets
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Distribution Map of Bonesets
Native
Cultivated
Invasive
Potentially invasive
Exotic
No species reported
How to Grow and Care for Bonesets
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Bonesets is notable for its hardy versatility and relative ease of care. Its basic needs include full to partial sun, consistently moist soil, and moderate temperatures. However, common challenges for bonesets include susceptibility to powdery mildew, leaf spots, and potential infestation from pests like aphids or cutworms. Seasonally, bonesets thrives during late summer and autumn with stunning, billowing blooms. Winter care typically involves cutting back wilted foliage, preparing the plant for spring regrowth.
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What Are the Sunlight Requirements for Bonesets?
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8 most common species：
Dog fennel
Dog fennel is a perennial herb that has finely divided, towering leaves that emit a scent when crushed. Its feathery foliage and clustered flowers sway delicately in the breeze, adding to its decorative appeal. Wind-blown seeds help the plant flourish throughout the field. However, it is dangerous when consumed and has been used as insecticides and fungicides.
Late boneset
The late boneset is a large-sized weed originates in the eastern part of the United States. It blooms in fall and produces a large amount of tiny white flower heads. It is pollinated by insects instead of wind as many Eupatorium species did, which makes it relatively less aggressive.
Hemp agrimony
Hemp agrimony (Eupatorium cannabinum) is a perennial that is native to Europe and is sometimes cultivated as an ornamental plant in parts of China and North America. In summer through fall hemp agrimony produces pink or purple flowers that are highly attractive to butterflies and other pollinators.
Chinese eupatorium
Chinese eupatorium is a beautiful plant that is commonly planted in home gardens around the world. In China, it is cultivated for the fragrant, lavender-scented oils that are produced in the leaves. This low-maintenance perennial, Eupatorium fortunei, has existed in Chinese and Japanese culture for centuries, appearing in literature dating back to ancient times.
Boneset
Boneset (Eupatorium perfoliatum) is a perennial plant that grows as high as 61 to 122 cm tall. It propagates by producing black seeds with attached tufts of hair, which help wind carry the seeds aloft. All parts of the plant are poisonous.
Chinese joe pye weed
The chinese joe pye weed is native to east Asian mountains. This plant is dangerous if eaten, especially the leaves, but it is taken from the wild and used in herbal medicine and as a hair perfume. It is commonly grown in borders and forest gardens.
Tall boneset
The genus name of tall boneset (Eupatorium altissimum) comes from the word the ancient Greeks used for these plants, chosen to celebrate a king from 132-63 B.C. The specific epithet “altissimum” means “towering” and was bestowed on the plant because of its height.
Roundleaf thoroughwort
Roundleaf thoroughwort (Eupatorium rotundifolium) is a perennial in the sunflower family. It will grow to 1.02 m tall and produces a broad showy, flat-topped cluster of small white flowers. It prefers dry to medium moist soil and thrives in full sun. A good choice for a native plant garden, wildflower meadow or restoration plantings.
All Species of Bonesets
Dog fennel
Dog fennel
Dog fennel is a perennial herb that has finely divided, towering leaves that emit a scent when crushed. Its feathery foliage and clustered flowers sway delicately in the breeze, adding to its decorative appeal. Wind-blown seeds help the plant flourish throughout the field. However, it is dangerous when consumed and has been used as insecticides and fungicides.
Late boneset
Late boneset
The late boneset is a large-sized weed originates in the eastern part of the United States. It blooms in fall and produces a large amount of tiny white flower heads. It is pollinated by insects instead of wind as many Eupatorium species did, which makes it relatively less aggressive.
Hemp agrimony
Hemp agrimony
Hemp agrimony (Eupatorium cannabinum) is a perennial that is native to Europe and is sometimes cultivated as an ornamental plant in parts of China and North America. In summer through fall hemp agrimony produces pink or purple flowers that are highly attractive to butterflies and other pollinators.
Chinese eupatorium
Chinese eupatorium
Chinese eupatorium is a beautiful plant that is commonly planted in home gardens around the world. In China, it is cultivated for the fragrant, lavender-scented oils that are produced in the leaves. This low-maintenance perennial, Eupatorium fortunei, has existed in Chinese and Japanese culture for centuries, appearing in literature dating back to ancient times.
Boneset
Boneset
Boneset (Eupatorium perfoliatum) is a perennial plant that grows as high as 61 to 122 cm tall. It propagates by producing black seeds with attached tufts of hair, which help wind carry the seeds aloft. All parts of the plant are poisonous.
Chinese joe pye weed
Chinese joe pye weed
The chinese joe pye weed is native to east Asian mountains. This plant is dangerous if eaten, especially the leaves, but it is taken from the wild and used in herbal medicine and as a hair perfume. It is commonly grown in borders and forest gardens.
Tall boneset
Tall boneset
The genus name of tall boneset (Eupatorium altissimum) comes from the word the ancient Greeks used for these plants, chosen to celebrate a king from 132-63 B.C. The specific epithet “altissimum” means “towering” and was bestowed on the plant because of its height.
Roundleaf thoroughwort
Roundleaf thoroughwort
Roundleaf thoroughwort (Eupatorium rotundifolium) is a perennial in the sunflower family. It will grow to 1.02 m tall and produces a broad showy, flat-topped cluster of small white flowers. It prefers dry to medium moist soil and thrives in full sun. A good choice for a native plant garden, wildflower meadow or restoration plantings.
Hyssopleaf thoroughwort
Hyssopleaf thoroughwort
Hyssopleaf thoroughwort (Eupatorium hyssopifolium) produces clouds of small, white flowers during fall, which attract moths, bees, and butterflies. It tolerates salt, it resists mildew, and it resists deer and other herbivores. In winter, it dries attractively, providing seeds for birds.
Formosan eupatorium
Formosan eupatorium
Formosan eupatorium is a herbaceous perennial known for its upright stems and fluffy clusters of tiny, pale pink to purple flowers. Its leaves are typically green with a toothed margin, arranged in an opposite pattern along the stem. Thriving in partly shaded environments with moist soil, formosan eupatorium attracts pollinators and contributes to the biodiversity of its native habitats.
Hemp agrimony
Hemp agrimony
Hemp agrimony is an herbaceous perennial grows in wet lowlands and blooms in early fall. There have been recent studies on the toxicity of this plant, and it has been demonstrated that every part of hemp agrimony contains some kind of cytotoxins, which can cause cell damage or death.
Fragrant eupatorium
Fragrant eupatorium
A medium to large sized perennial herb, fragrant eupatorium has clusters of small, pinkish, purplish or white flowers that have a strong fragrance, giving it its name. It is a member of the Aster family, and has been naturalized to the United States. It is a common food plant for chestnut tiger butterflies, who absorb its toxic alkaloids to make their flesh poisonous to predators.
Roundleaf thoroughwort
Roundleaf thoroughwort
Roundleaf thoroughwort is a wildflower found in bogs and wetlands across the eastern, southern, and central United States. As a part of the sunflower family, it grows extremely tall, up to 1.02 m high, and that's not including its big clusters of white flowers!
Smallflower thoroughwort
Smallflower thoroughwort
This species is similar to Eupatorium linearifolium but has smaller heads of flowers and stems which branch near the tips rather than near the base. The plants previously known as Eupatorium glaucescens or Eupatorium cuneifolium are now classified as E. semiserratum or E. linearifolium.
Upland boneset
Upland boneset
Eupatorium sessilifolium is a perennial herb with stems that are sometimes more than 1 m tall. They are produced from a woody underground caudice or short rhizome. The top of the stems, where the branching begins to the flower heads, have short hairs, while the lower part of the stems have no hairs. The leaves are arranged in opposite pairs and are toothed.
Mohr's thoroughwort
Mohr's thoroughwort
Mohr's thoroughwort is distinguished by its tall, robust stature and bushy appearance, typically adorned with clusters of small, fluffy white or pale purple flowers. The lance-shaped leaves are often serrated, arranged in a dense, lush canopy that thrives in wet habitats. This plant's affinity for moist environments helps it outcompete less water-tolerant species and support local pollinators.
Eupatorium tashiroi
Eupatorium tashiroi
Eupatorium tashiroi is a perennial herb that flourishes in moist, shaded environments. This flora is distinguished by its clump-forming habit, bearing dense clusters of pinkish-purple flowers atop tall stems that rise above its rich green foliage. Attracting pollinators, such as butterflies, its distinctive flower heads bloom in late summer through fall, offering splashes of color in woodlands and natural gardens.
Yankee weed
Yankee weed
Yankee weed is a perennial herb with a bushy appearance, typically found in sandy soils of coastal plains and pinelands. Its leaves are arranged in a unique composite-like pattern, which is a key identifier. This plant flourishes in full sun, revealing clusters of small, white to pale pink flowers from late summer to fall, attracting numerous pollinators and providing a vital ecosystem service.
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Dracaena
Dracaena are popular house plants that are easy to grow. They can tolerate low-light conditions and require little watering. Their leaves range from variegated to dark green. Their characteristic traits include woody stems that grow slowly but offer a striking appearance for small spaces such as apartments or offices.
Fig trees
Fig trees have been cultivated in many regions for their fruits, particularly the common fig, F. carica. Most of the species have edible fruits, although the common fig is the only one of commercial value. Fig trees are also important food sources for wildlife in the tropics, including monkeys, bats, and insects.
Brambles
Brambles are members of the rose family, and there are hundreds of different types to be found throughout the European countryside. They have been culturally significant for centuries; Christian folklore stories hold that when the devil was thrown from heaven, he landed on a bramble bush. Their vigorous growth habit can tangle into native plants and take over.
Maples
The popular tree family known as maples change the color of their leaves in the fall. Many cultural traditions encourage people to watch the colors change, such as momijigari in Japan. Maples popular options for bonsai art. Alternately, their sap is used to create maple syrup.
Prunus
Prunus is a genus of flowering fruit trees that includes almonds, cherries, plums, peaches, nectarines, and apricots. These are often known as "stone fruits" because their pits are large seeds or "stones." When prunus trees are damaged, they exhibit "gummosis," a condition in which the tree's gum (similar to sap) is secreted to the bark to help heal external wounds.
Nightshades
Nightshades is a large and diverse genus of plants, with more than 1500 different types worldwide. This genus incorporates both important staple food crops like tomato, potato, and eggplant, but also dangerous poisonous plants from the nightshade family. The name was coined by Pliny the Elder almost two thousand years ago.
Roses
Most species of roses are shrubs or climbing plants that have showy flowers and sharp thorns. They are commonly cultivated for cut flowers or as ornamental plants in gardens due to their attractive appearance, pleasant fragrance, and cultural significance in many countries. The rose hips (fruits) can also be used in jams and teas.
Oaks
Oaks are among the world's longest-lived trees, sometimes growing for over 1,000 years! The oldest known oak tree is in the southern United States and is over 1,500 years old. Oaks produce an exceedingly popular type of wood which is used to make different products, from furniture and flooring to wine barrels and even cosmetic creams.
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About
Key Facts
Distribution
How To Care
All Species
More Genus
Bonesets
Eupatorium
Also known as: Thoroughworts
Bonesets is a genus of plants with very similar characteristics, featuring sprays of flowers that range from white to violet in color. They are popular perennial garden plants that bloom in late summer, attracting bees and birds. Studies suggest that some or all species of bonesets are toxic to humans.
Lifespan
Perennial
Key Facts About Bonesets
Feedback
Attributes of Bonesets
Plant Height
2 m
Spread
1.5 m
Leaf type
Deciduous
Scientific Classification of Bonesets
Distribution of Bonesets
Feedback
Distribution Map of Bonesets
Native
Cultivated
Invasive
Potentially invasive
Exotic
No species reported
How to Grow and Care for Bonesets
Feedback
Bonesets is notable for its hardy versatility and relative ease of care. Its basic needs include full to partial sun, consistently moist soil, and moderate temperatures. However, common challenges for bonesets include susceptibility to powdery mildew, leaf spots, and potential infestation from pests like aphids or cutworms. Seasonally, bonesets thrives during late summer and autumn with stunning, billowing blooms. Winter care typically involves cutting back wilted foliage, preparing the plant for spring regrowth.
How to Water Bonesets?
What Are the Sunlight Requirements for Bonesets?
How to Propagate Bonesets?
How to Plant Bonesets?
Exploring the Bonesets Plants
Feedback
8 most common species：
Dog fennel
Dog fennel is a perennial herb that has finely divided, towering leaves that emit a scent when crushed. Its feathery foliage and clustered flowers sway delicately in the breeze, adding to its decorative appeal. Wind-blown seeds help the plant flourish throughout the field. However, it is dangerous when consumed and has been used as insecticides and fungicides.
Late boneset
The late boneset is a large-sized weed originates in the eastern part of the United States. It blooms in fall and produces a large amount of tiny white flower heads. It is pollinated by insects instead of wind as many Eupatorium species did, which makes it relatively less aggressive.
Hemp agrimony
Hemp agrimony (Eupatorium cannabinum) is a perennial that is native to Europe and is sometimes cultivated as an ornamental plant in parts of China and North America. In summer through fall hemp agrimony produces pink or purple flowers that are highly attractive to butterflies and other pollinators.
Chinese eupatorium
Chinese eupatorium is a beautiful plant that is commonly planted in home gardens around the world. In China, it is cultivated for the fragrant, lavender-scented oils that are produced in the leaves. This low-maintenance perennial, Eupatorium fortunei, has existed in Chinese and Japanese culture for centuries, appearing in literature dating back to ancient times.
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All Species of Bonesets
Dog fennel
Late boneset
Hemp agrimony
Chinese eupatorium
Boneset
Chinese joe pye weed
Tall boneset
Roundleaf thoroughwort
Hyssopleaf thoroughwort
Formosan eupatorium
Hemp agrimony
Fragrant eupatorium
Roundleaf thoroughwort
Smallflower thoroughwort
Upland boneset
Mohr's thoroughwort
Eupatorium tashiroi
Yankee weed
More Popular Genus
Feedback
Dracaena
Dracaena are popular house plants that are easy to grow. They can tolerate low-light conditions and require little watering. Their leaves range from variegated to dark green. Their characteristic traits include woody stems that grow slowly but offer a striking appearance for small spaces such as apartments or offices.
Fig trees
Fig trees have been cultivated in many regions for their fruits, particularly the common fig, F. carica. Most of the species have edible fruits, although the common fig is the only one of commercial value. Fig trees are also important food sources for wildlife in the tropics, including monkeys, bats, and insects.
Brambles
Brambles are members of the rose family, and there are hundreds of different types to be found throughout the European countryside. They have been culturally significant for centuries; Christian folklore stories hold that when the devil was thrown from heaven, he landed on a bramble bush. Their vigorous growth habit can tangle into native plants and take over.
Maples
The popular tree family known as maples change the color of their leaves in the fall. Many cultural traditions encourage people to watch the colors change, such as momijigari in Japan. Maples popular options for bonsai art. Alternately, their sap is used to create maple syrup.
Prunus
Prunus is a genus of flowering fruit trees that includes almonds, cherries, plums, peaches, nectarines, and apricots. These are often known as "stone fruits" because their pits are large seeds or "stones." When prunus trees are damaged, they exhibit "gummosis," a condition in which the tree's gum (similar to sap) is secreted to the bark to help heal external wounds.
Nightshades
Nightshades is a large and diverse genus of plants, with more than 1500 different types worldwide. This genus incorporates both important staple food crops like tomato, potato, and eggplant, but also dangerous poisonous plants from the nightshade family. The name was coined by Pliny the Elder almost two thousand years ago.
Roses
Most species of roses are shrubs or climbing plants that have showy flowers and sharp thorns. They are commonly cultivated for cut flowers or as ornamental plants in gardens due to their attractive appearance, pleasant fragrance, and cultural significance in many countries. The rose hips (fruits) can also be used in jams and teas.
Oaks
Oaks are among the world's longest-lived trees, sometimes growing for over 1,000 years! The oldest known oak tree is in the southern United States and is over 1,500 years old. Oaks produce an exceedingly popular type of wood which is used to make different products, from furniture and flooring to wine barrels and even cosmetic creams.
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