I just saw this post over at Eli’s Place, in which she wonders if she has a lousy weed… or a useful gem.
My vote is on the latter.
Here’s some photographic proof from last year’s garden, in which I let one of those mystery weeds go to bloom:
Butterflies, bees, ladybugs, wasps… every pollinator and insect you can imagine hangs out on these plants. They bloom late and grow about 6’+ in my yard.
As ID’ed in the comments on Eli’s post, it’s a Eupatorium serotinum.
Definitely a “keep.”
2 responses to “Is this a “weed?” Pictures for Elizabeth”
Thanks so much for the pictures, David. To have it identified was great . . . but to know it attracts birds and butterflies is even better. Your blog remains a wealth of information!
I think I just have a thing for weeds and women in distress…