Resources and Links

The Evaluation Study: The Chicago Botanic Garden (USDA Hardiness Zone 5b, American Horticultural Society Plant Heat-Zone 5) evaluated 26 taxa of Eutrochium spp. and related genera from 2001 through 2013. The study included Eutrochium spp., Ageratina spp., and Conoclinium coelestinum, which were all formerly classified as Eupatorium spp. (see Table 1), and several species of Eupatorium. The goal of the comparative trial was to identify outstanding Joe-Pye weeds [...]

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A good resource, not only for conservation of species, but for native plant links and events.