Eutrochium fistulosum

 

• Native, herbaceous perennial found in low, moist ground of meadows, woods and fields

• Prefers damp, moist to wet, rich, neutral to slightly acid soils

• Give this plant plenty of room to grow

• Cut the plants back to the ground in late winter

• Pink flowers attract pollinators including bees and butterflies

• Long bloom season from summer-fall Songbirds eat the seeds

• Divide the plants in fall as they go dormant, or in the spring just as shoots first appear to [ropogate 

• Moderately resistant to damage from deer
  
  Zones 4a-8b