Common Name
Tall thoroughwort
Tall boneset
Plant Form
Herbs
Duration
Perennial
Max Height (ft)
6.0
Width (ft)
2.0 -
3.0
Growth Rate
Medium
Region
Coastal
Piedmont
Mountain
Hardiness Zone
5,
6,
7,
8
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Additional Info
Habitat: Woodlands, old fields, and clearings; typically but not always in calcareous soils. Frequent in the Piedmont and northern and central Ridge and Valley province; rare elsewhere in Virginia
Wildlife Value: It attracts various pollinators and is a larval host plant for Three-lined flower moth (Schinia trifascia) . Dead stems are used by stem-nesting bees.
Note: Weedy
Flower Color
Cream/White
Flower Prominence
Conspicuous
Bloom Time
Fall
Light Requirements
Full sun
Moisture Requirements
Moist
Average
Soil Texture
Clay
Loamy
Sandy
Low Maintenance
Yes
Deer Resitant
Yes
Pollinators
Bees
Butterfiles
Tolerates