Re: Eupatorium - sun or shade?
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- Subject: Re: [SG] Eupatorium - sun or shade?
- From: B* B*
- Date: Tue, 26 Sep 2000 07:41:36 -0400
Bobbie here in zone 6.5, Mass.
Eupatorium grows wild here, in open fields, wet feet or not, and in a few
variations (checked the stem, leaves around the stem, etc, and the colors of
the pinkish/purplish flowers). It also grows in sun or shade to 7 ft tall.
Choc Eup is shorter growing to 5 ft in pure compost and 4 ft otherwise in a
3 yr clump. It is just starting to flower at this time of year and they are
creamy white.
Sun/part shade. In more shade the color is more green.
Bobbie
Bobbie Brooks, MA zone 6.5
Gardens In An Old Fashioned Way
http://daylily.net/gardens/bobbiebrooks.htm
-----Original Message-----
From: Gerry/Bob O'Neill <eoneill@IBM.NET>
To: shadegardens@MAELSTROM.STJOHNS.EDU <shadegardens@MAELSTROM.STJOHNS.EDU>
Date: Tuesday, September 26, 2000 7:10 AM
Subject: [SG] Eupatorium - sun or shade?
>Yesterday at our local nursery I found Eupatorium offered for sale, with a
>label (commercial) that said it was for use in shade to part shade. The
>picture (no info as to species or cv) showed a pinkish flower. It did not
>look like chocolate Eupatorium.
>
> I've always assumed Eupatorium was a full sun plant.
>
>Comments?
>
>Gerry
