Eupatorium purpureum Baby Joe PP 20320 Southern Africa Astrolepis windhamii resembles Astrolepis sinuata

Astrolepis windhamii resembles Astrolepis sinuata except that the pinnae (fern leaves) are more rounded and the leaf lobes shallower

forms an attractive 30" tall x 4' wide

truly unique and beautiful

the clumps of waxy grey-green foliage are topped in March and early April (NC) with stalks of white flowers that obscure the foliage

Eupatorium purpureum Baby Joe PP 20320 Southern Africa Astrolepis windhamii resembles Astrolepis sinuata(aka: Eutrochium purpureum) Starting for us in late July, Eupatorium purpureum 'Baby Joe', selected by Hollands' Hubertus Oudshoorn, produces 3' tall upright compact plants, that produce very floriferous, highly branched flower heads. Although touted as maturing at only 18" tall, our plants didn't get the memo. Although Eupatorium purpureum is usually found in moist ditches across its native range (Canada south to the Florida panhandle), it can easily