Eupatorium fortunei seed
LATIN NAME: Eupatorium fortunei
COMMON NAME: Fortune’s Eupatorium
Fortune’s eupatorium is the plant that the old gardens kept for its scent and its steadiness. The upright, clumping, perennial plant carries the slender, pointed leaves and the flat-topped clusters of the small, white or pale-pink flowers through the late summer, and the whole plant gives a soft, aromatic scent when brushed. The plant is a fine, steady presence of the border and the herb garden, and it has a very long record in the old practice of the East. It is a plant of the open, sunny to partly shaded, well-drained ground.
Scientific Research & Plant Biotechnology
Fortune’s eupatorium is an old, steady name in the plant science, studied for the aromatic leaves and the chemistry of the plant. The compounds of the leaves and the stems, which have a long record in the old practice, have been examined closely, and it keeps showing up in the work on the aromatic perennials, the medicinal herbs and the members of the daisy family. The flat-topped clusters of the small flowers and the upright, clumping habit have also made it a fine garden plant, and Fortune’s eupatorium is a regular subject of the studies of the old aromatic herbs of the East.
Ecological & Economic Value & Wide Applications
Fortune’s eupatorium is an old, aromatic presence of the borders and the old practice. The flat-topped clusters of the small, white or pale-pink flowers open through the late summer, and the whole plant gives its soft, aromatic scent when brushed, a fine presence of the border and the herb garden. The plant has a very long record in the old practice of the East, and the aromatic leaves remain a steady figure of the traditional herbal work. It has been written up in the botanical and the herbal papers for the aromatic ways and the very long record of use, and it is a fine, long-lived plant of the open, sunny to partly shaded, well-drained garden.
Fortune’s eupatorium is one of the old aromatic herbs of the East, and the whole plant gives a soft, aromatic scent when brushed. The flat-topped clusters of the small flowers open through the late summer.
To grow Fortune’s eupatorium from seed, sow the fine seeds over the surface of a tray of moist seed compost, covering them very lightly, keep the tray in a bright, sheltered spot and water gently. The seedlings come through within a few weeks and grow on steadily. With the sun or the light shade and the well-drained ground, the flat-topped clusters will open through the late summer.