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    Also Known As

    • Eupatorium rugosum 'Chocolate'
    • Chocolate Joe Pye Weed
    • Chocolate Snakeroot

    Plant type

    perennial

    size

    • H: 3'-5'
    • W: 2'-3'

    planting zones

    • 4a-9b

    3.5" | $12

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    Ageratina altissima 'Chocolate' plant details

    Ageratina altissima 'Chocolate' is a broadleaf deciduous perennial with burgundy and chocolate foliage. In fall and summer white flowers emerge. Attracts bees, beneficial insects and butterflies making it an excellent addition to pollinator gardens. Grows well with sun - mostly shade and regular - low water. Drought tolerant once established. Does well in average, rich and well-drained soil. A good option if you're seeking something heat tolerant and humidity tolerant.

    CHARACTERISTICS OF Ageratina altissima 'Chocolate'

    Plant type: perennial
    Plant family: asteraceae
    Foliage: deciduous burgundy and chocolate
    Mature size: 2 FT - 3 FT - wide, 3 FT - 5 FT - tall
    Flowers: white blooms in fall and summer
    Uses: purple stems

    GROWING CONDITIONS for Ageratina altissima 'Chocolate'

    USDA Zones: 4a - 9b
    Sun exposure: sun - mostly shade
    Watering frequency: regular - low
    Resistant to: deer and rabbit, heat and humidity
    Soil needs: average, rich and well-drained

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    Nursery contributed plant descriptions

    Named (by Dr. Richard Lighty) for its ?chocolatey? leaves and shiny purple stems (a great contrast with clusters of white fall flowers!), this splendid 2-4' selection of our American snakeroot can even tolerate sun. S-Sh/M-W

    By: Forestfarm

    A smaller relative of Joe Pye weed, native to Eastern North America. This selection features strong upright stems of outstanding burgundy leaves for exciting foliage all season. Blooms over many weeks in fall with modest flat-topped snow-white terminal clusters. A valuable butterfly nectar source. Well suited to lightly shaded perennial borders or use as a filler in mixed borders and foundation planting.

    By: Noname Nursery

    Numerous creamy white flowers sparkle against the dark maroon to bronze foliage in late summer. This is an excellent accent plant to combine with pale green, gold foliage or silver foliage. Or use it as a foil for pale lavender or pink flowers like penstemons. Plant in part sun/part shade for best leaf colouration.

    By: Phoenix Perennials and Specialty Plants Ltd.

    Sumptuous and shiny, the crinkled reddish chocolate foliage adorns the erect purple stems of this superb new cultivar, selected by Richard Lighty from the eastern native Snakeroot. With Physocarpus 'Dart's Gold' as a neighbor, Eupatorium 'Chocolate' adds deep rich accents to our mixed border, and in late summer, corymbs of tiny white flowers at the stem tips seem to sparkle against the dark foliage.

    By: Digging Dog Nursery

    Fantastic 3-4' clumps of chocolate colored foliage topped in August and September by fluffy corymbs of small white flowers, for what it is worth this has been reclassified as Ageratina altissima 'Chocolate' indeed it does look a bit like some mutant ageratum. ZONE 4

    By: Arrowhead Alpines

    This plant sold out the first year we offered it before it ever came into bloom! This attractive form of Snakeroot has chocolate colored foliage and 3-4' purple stems bearing white button clusters of flowers in Sept. Prefers a slightly moist soil.

    By: Avant Gardens

    White Snakeroot. A release from the Mt Cuba Center in Delaware and selected for the richly chocolate colored foliage. This is a very hardy perennial and well named because just like sex, chocolate sells. (I've notice that often one leads to the other) Mid to late summer broccoli heads of small white flowers. Low maintenance.

    By: Far Reaches Farm

    Passionate for purple?? Check out the deep purple foliage on this 3-4' tall perennial! Sun to moderate shade, stays smaller with root competition – Not fussy about soil, prefers moisture. Full sun to moderate shade – nice in pots, awesome in the border! Early fall bunches of tiny white, foamy flowers provide last minute fill ups for late season butterflies – Also cuts well for arrangements. sun, well drained soils, average water needs

    By: Secret Garden Growers

    Rich brownish red leaves and long lasting frothy pure white flowers in midsummer to fall. Clump forming perennial 3-5' tall. Appreciates regular summer water.

    By: Dancing Oaks Nursery

    Gardening facts about Ageratina altissima 'Chocolate' plant

    How to Grow Ageratina altissima 'Chocolate'

    • Sun Exposure

      • sun - mostly shade

    • Water Needs

      • regular - drought tolerant

    • Soil Needs

      • average
      • well-drained
      • rich

    • Special Situation

      • heat tolerant
      • humidity tolerant

    Features

    • Foliage Color

      • burgundy
      • chocolate

    • Flower Color

      • white

    • Wildlife

      • beneficial insects
      • bees
      • butterflies
      • deer resistant
      • rabbit resistant

    • Flower Season

      • fall
      • summer

    • Foliage Season

      • deciduous

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