Eupatorium rugosum ‘Chocolate’
Eupatorium rugosum 'Chocolate' is topped with clusters of creamy white, button-like flowers that sparkle against the dark bronze foliage in late summer and fall.
Eupatorium rugosum ‘Chocolate’ is topped with numerous clusters of creamy white, button-like flowers that sparkle against the dark maroon to bronze foliage in late summer and fall. This is an excellent accent plant to combine with pale green, gold foliage or silver foliage. Or use it as a foil for pale lavender or pink flowers like penstemons. Plant in part sun/part shade for best leaf colouration. Tolerant of dry part shade.
Common Name: Snakeroot
Family: Asteraceae (The Asteraceae Family)
Zone Hardiness: 4-9
Light: Full Shade, Part Shade, Part Sun, Full Sun
Height: 4-5’
Width: 2-3'
Primary Bloom Colour: White/Cream
Secondary Bloom Colour:
Bloom Time: Late Summer
Foliage Colour: Burgundy/Red/Purple, Bluish
Class: Deciduous
Type: Perennial
Soil Moisture: Average, Moist
Stem Colour: Burgundy
Fragrance: No
Berries:
Benefits: Bees, Butterflies
Deer Resistant: Unknown
BC Native: No
Native Habitat: Rich, rocky woods, base of wooded bluffs, rock outcrops, thickets.
Award: GPP, AGM
Geographical Origin: North America
