Scientific Name: Eupatorium serotinum
Common Name: late boneset (also known as lateflowering thoroughwort
Native Range: Native to prairies, meadows and woodland edges throughout the eastern united states
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Plant type & Form: herbaceous perennial
Height: 1 to 3 feet
Spread: 1 to 3 feet
Bloom Time: September, October, November
Bloom Description: White blooms,
Leaf: Long narrow toothed leaves
Stems: Hairy stems
Sun: part shade
Water: Medium
Soil type & pH: Prefers moist, well drained soil
Maintenance: Low
Suggested Use: Late season blooming perennial useful in naturalized plantings.
Identification notes: This plant is common in uncultivated areas, and is native upland meadows. The hairy stems that look like frost on this plant give it the name frost aster. Many other asters bloom at this time, and there are many species that look similar to this one, especially Aster ericoides, heath aster.
