Eupatorium megalophyllum

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Eupatorium megalophyllum
Eupatorium megalophyllum"
Eupatorium megalophyllum"
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Division: Magnoliophyta
Class: Magnoliopsida
Order: Malvales
Family: Asteraceae
Tribe: Eupatorieae
Genus: Eupatorium
Species: E. megalophyllum
Binomial name
Eupatorium megalophyllum
(Lem.) N.E. Br.

Eupatorium megalophyllum is an evergreen, erect shrub with reddish-purple branches clothed in slightly rough, dark green leaves with prominent venation and paler undersides.

Large clusters of lilac flowers appear in spring. The plant is frost tender under 5 degrees Celsius.[1]

Plants grow to 1.5 metres high to 1.2 metres wide.

The very large leaves are up to 10 inches (25 cm) longs and 8 inches (20 cm) wide. The plants are native to Mexico and require full sun to part shade and moist, but well drained soils. Propagation is via seed and cuttings.[2]

[edit] References

  1. ^ Encyclopaedia of Garden Plants, Reader's Digest, Sydney, 1998
  2. ^ Botanica's Trees & Shrubs, Randon House, Sydney, 2001
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