Eupatorium ‘Phantom’ PP18,354
Blooming Time
Exposure
‘Phantom’ was bred for small stature and is especially suited for small gardens and container plantings. Its dark green, whorled foliage is attractive all season, and during late summer and fall is topped with showy maroon to lavender flower heads that will take on darker hues with cool night temperatures. ‘Phantom’ requires almost no maintenance and grows well in any good quality garden soil. It is also effective waterside, in meadow gardens, or for accent in naturalized areas. Decorative seed heads persist through the fall and winter to lend late-season appeal to the landscape.
Details
Hardiness Zone:
Blossom Color:
Violet to Purple
Growth Habit:
Clump Forming
Max Height:
4'
Texture:
Recommended Spacing:
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Special Characteristics
Features
'Phantom' was bred for small stature and is especially suited for small gardens and container plantings. Its dark green, whorled foliage is attractive all season, and during late summer and fall is topped with showy maroon to lavender flower heads that will take on darker hues with cool night temperatures.
Landscape Value
'Phantom' requires almost no maintenance and grows well in any good quality garden soil. It is also effective waterside, in meadow gardens, or for accent in naturalized areas. Decorative seed heads persist through the fall and winter to lend late-season appeal to the landscape.
Care
Watering:
'Phantom' Joe-Pye Weed requires a fair amount of supplemental watering and often requires watering on a regular basis during the growing season.
Fertilizing:
'Phantom' Joe-Pye Weed benefits from regular feeding and likely will grow best with: a spring (May) application of slow release fertilizer with a 3-1-2 ratio (such as a 15-5-10) at a rate of about 10 pounds per 1000 square feet, and a summer (July) application of slow release fertilizer with a 3-1-2 ratio (such as a 15-5-10) at a rate of about 10 pound per 1000 square feet, and and an early fall (September) application of a 2-1-2 ratio (such as a 10-5-10) at a rate of 15 pounds per 1000 square feet to encourage root development and cold hardiness.
Pruning:
'Phantom' Joe-Pye Weed should be enjoyed all winter long, then, during early April before it begins to grow again, it should be pruned or mowed back to ground level.