Light Requirements: full sun/part shade
Soil Moisture: medium/wet
Bloom Color: white
Bloom Time: September to frost
Height: 3-5 ft.
Deer Resistant? Yes
Black Walnut tolerant? Yes
Snakeroot (Ageratina altissima)
PriceFrom $5.00
I will grow in full sun, but prefer part shade.
I can spread so work well for those shady areas where you need something to fill in.
*Native Americans were thought to use a decoction from my roots for a snakebite remedy.
*Settlers who drank milk from cows who had eaten me often developed the disease called milk sickness.
* Information from MO Botanical Garden website