Eupatorium cannabinum f. cannabinum 'Flore Pleno'
(Double-flowered Hemp Agrimony)
Family - Asteraceae
Category - Perennial
Season of Interest - Spring, Summer, Autumn
Hardiness - H7
Height - 1.5m
Width - 1.2m
Location - The East Border
Description: A clump-forming herbaceous Perennial with an upright, bushy habit. The mid to dark green leaves are palmately lobed with thin leaflets, giving the foliage a cannabis leaf-like appearance. Corymbs of many small, double rose-pink flowers are produced from midsummer into early autumn. The flowers are attractive to bees and butterflies.
Flower:
Many small, double, rose-pink flowers are held in corymbs. The flowers are produced from July into September.
Flower colour: Pink
Flower shape: Double flowers in corymbs
Flowering time: July, August, September
Foliage:
Mid to dark green leaves are tinted red and palmately lobed. The lobes are thin and give the leaf a cannabis leaf-like appearance. The leaves are held in opposite pairs on the upright stems.
Foliage Senescence: Deciduous
Foliage Shape: Palmately lobed
Propagation:
Division.
Cultivation:
Best in full sun to partial shade in moisture-retentive soil.