Magenta with a black eye and stunning yellow to chartreuse foliage, it complements E. rugosum with its handsome chocolate-purple young foliage, veining and underside.
Here, I wrote about Eupatorium purpureum, but as it wanes, E. rugosum will delight all summer long and continue to do so into fall. As most other flowers have faded, this charmer will begin blooming late September, sending forth a bouquet of tiny white flowers atop these 5 foot shining deep purple stems.
Although it prefers moist shade, it has adapted handsomely to light shade and only one 30-minute weekly watering in our garden.
