I feel obligated to write about a plant that has taken much abuse and has always come back: Shrub eupatorium, a butterfly plant that has much to offer besides an awkward name. It doesn’t look like ...

Joe Pye Weed Perennial Plant - Tall Grower, Winter Hardy, Bare-root, Eupatorium purpureum, Native Garden Flower Great Deal - Buying Guide Discover the stunning Joe Pye Weed Perennial Plant, a tall and ...

This is the time of year when, frankly, I get ants in my pants. The last patch of snow in my yard has melted. I could finally drag the ladder around to the front of the house to take down Christmas ...

The Man'yoshu (meaning "collection of ten thousand leaves") is the oldest anthology of poetry in Japan. One poem, written by the Empress Koken in 752 AD, describes the unusual autumnal appearance of ...

Genus/species/variety: Eupatorium rugosum 'Chocolate' (a.k.a. Ageratina altissima 'Chocolate' - botanical nomenclature is always shifting and changing. The Eupatorium genus, and many species, are ...

Eupatorium purpureum is one of those tough, useful plants that could easily be overlooked for being a little too utilitarian. After all, there is nothing dainty about this 2m (6.5ft) beast, and its ...