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Asteraceae
Hemp Agrimony
Eupatorium cannabinum
healing and remedy.
- Family
- Asteraceae
- Genus
- Eupatorium
- Native to
- Europe, Western Asia, North Africa
- Bloom season
- Summer, Fall
- Type
- herbaceous perennial
- Height
- 60-150 cm
- Sunlight
- full sun to partial shade
- Soil
- moist, fertile
- Water
- high
- Hardiness
- 5-9
- Lifespan
- perennial
Did you know
- Its leaves resemble those of cannabis, which is how it earned both its species name cannabinum and the common name hemp agrimony.
- It is one of the most important nectar sources for butterflies in Europe, particularly for migrating painted ladies.
- In medieval herbalism, it was used as a remedy for fevers and was sometimes called Holy Rope.
- The plant can form large colonies along riverbanks and in wet meadows where it dominates the vegetation.
- Despite sharing a genus name with joe-pye weed, it has been reclassified and the two are no longer considered closely related.
Color meanings
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healing
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remedy
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gratitude
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resilience