Ageratina Species, Jack in the Bush, Mist Flower, Richweed, White Snakeroot

Called Tall Boneset by the field guide Ozark Wildflowers.

I think you can safely say that this plant is hardy to zone 3a...it even made it through a -60F winter. I started it from seed collecte...Read Mored in Michigan and it has survived in my N MN garden (in beds and in wild areas) for 11 years. The only trouble is that it self seeds enthusiastically so to keep the population down I have to deadhead before seed sets. Nice tall plant for full shade, September, tolerates damp.

Tall Boneset often competes directly with Solidago canadensis (Canada Goldenrod) in disturbed areas, although it prefers slightly drier a...Read Morereas. The two plants appear similar to each other prior to bloom, although the former has darker leaves. This plant provides some white color to a fall landscape that is often dominated by forbs with yellow flowers and the brown color of dried-out grasses. This is the easiest boneset to grow in dry sunny areas. Some people may mistake this plant for a weed, which it is to some extent.

This plant is a wildflower that lives in the woods by our house. It blooms in September and is very hardy here. Looks great with the gold...Read Moreenrods and rudebeckias that are blooming now. Great butterfly plant!

I have this growing in both my full sun and my semi-shade garden beds here in Zone 6, PA. It does well in both and I haven't had any sco...Read Morerching of leaves at all. Seems to like both areas equally well. A very easy plant to care for, seems to grow in any conditions and deals well with drought. The butterflies love it and it blooms beautifully into October when everything else is dying out.

This is a favorite plant in my fall garden when little else of color is going on. It blooms well into October and produces a mass of flow...Read Moreers reminiscent of cumulus clouds. The flowers make a good complement to a fall bouquet of asters and goldenrod. It is a generous self-seeder in the shade of our tree canopy.

Clump forming perennial from Eastern North America.

Has lance shaped to ovate, toothed, mid green to greyish leaves. Stem...Read Mores are erect dark purple or brown in colour. Bears pure white, fluffy looking flowers.

Flowers August - October

Likes an alkaline, moist, well drained soil in partial shade, hot sun will scorch the leaves quite badly and frosts may kill off young shoots and leaves so a sheltered position is wise.

Has been used in the past for treating fever, liver problems and as a cure for the common cold.