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    EUPATORIUM maculatum 'Atropurpureum'
    EUPATORIUM maculatum 'Atropurpureum'
    © Burncoose Nurseries, all pictures for illustrative purposes only.
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    EUPATORIUM maculatum 'Atropurpureum'

    Commonly known as Ague weed, Joe Pye weed, Thorough-wort

    Upright clump-forming herbaceous plant with purple flowers which butterflies love
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    1.5 to 2 Litre   - Click to view photo
    Delivery Information
    Available from December to January
    individually £13.50 each , 3+ £12.00 each 
    Available from December to January -
     
    Full Plant Details - Sun/Soil & other attributes
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    • Good to know
      Wildlife plant - bees, butterflies.
    • Pests & Diseases
      Slugs, aphids.
    • Place of origin
      Eastern USA.
    • Purple
      Shades of purple/mauve/lilac/violet
    • Panicles
      Terminal, domed panicles to 30cm (12in) across
    • Border
      Suits a mixed or herbaceous border
    • Fully hardy
    • Height
      2.2m (7ft)
    • Spread
      1m (39in)
    • Herbaceous
      Early in the year, typically January till end of March, herbaceous plants might be supplied in 9cm pots to ensure timely despatch.
      Clump forming perennial. Lance-shaped to oval, finely toothed, coarse, purple-tinted leaves to 25cm (10in) long.
    • Very hardy
      Hardy in the severest continental climates including exposed upland locations in the UK. Plant can withstand temperatures < -20 (-4°F)
    • Autumn Seasonal Interest
    • Spring Seasonal Interest
    • Summer Seasonal Interest
    • Alkaline / Chalk loving
    • Fertile moist well-drained soil
    • Full sun
    • Partial shade
    • Bee friendly
    • Butterfly friendly
    • Rabbit Resistant
    • Mature Size
      2.2m (7ft)
      		 Herbaceous - guide for size not form Average Person
        1m (39in)
      		  
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    Useful extras...

    Fertilisers & Feeds - Vitax
    Q4 Pelleted Fertiliser
    A useful fertiliser suitable for use on a wide variety of plants. Q4 provides all the nutrients and trace elements essential for vigorous growth, abundant flowering and ripening of fruit.
    0.9 kg
    £6.00
    Unavailable
    2.5 kg
    £13.00
    Unavailable
    4.5 kg
    £25.00
    Fertilisers & Feeds - Empathy
    Afterplant - Grow Your Own
    AFTER PLANT GROW YOUR OWN seaweed is ready to use liquid concentrate that was specially formulated be used on all edible plants.
    1ltr
    £8.50
    Fertilisers & Feeds - Empathy
    Rootgrow mycorrhizal fungi
    Recommended by the RHS. Contains Rootgrow™ mycorrhizal fungi. Suitable for all trees and shrubs (except rhododendrons, azaleas, heathers, cranberries and blueberries)
    Small - 60g sachet
    £3.00
    Medium - 150gm sachet
    £6.00
    Large - 360gram sachet
    £12.00
    Unavailable
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