hyssopleaf thoroughwort
Eupatorium hyssopifolium
USDA zones4 to 8
SunHandles full sun to partial sun
WaterHandles dry to moist soil
Size1 to 3 feet tall12 to 24 inches wide
- Growth rate
- Rapid
- Habit
- Herb
- Bloom season
- Summer, autumn
- Bloom color
- White
- Foliage color
- Green
- Soil types
- Sand, loam, clay
Garden uses
Attracts
Notes
Hyssopleaf thoroughwort (Eupatorium hyssopifolium) is a perennial for pollinator gardens, meadows, and naturalized areas. It is hardy to USDA zone 4, or down to -30°F (-34°C). This plant likes full or part sun and dry to moist, sandy, loamy, or clay soil. Deer and rabbits tend to pass it by. White flowers open in early to late summer and again in early to late autumn. Butterflies, bees, and birds visit the blooms.
Pairs well with Common milkweed, Indian grass, and Big bluestem.
Native range
AL, AR, CT, DC, and 22 more places. See all 26
AL, AR, CT, DC, DE, FL, GA, IL, IN, KY, LA, MA, MD, MO, MS, NC, NJ, NY, OH, PA, RI, SC, TN, TX, VA, and WV.