Please help ID this plant

Attached is a plant from my friend's garden which she would like ID'd.

 

Looks like Eupatorium rugosum. Common name white snakeroot.

http://images.google.com/images?hl=...ult&cd=1&q=eupatorium+rugosum&spell=1&start=0

http://www.missouriplants.com/Whiteopp/Eupatorium_rugosum_page.html


Please ignore this suggestion. Just noticed that your leaves are alternate not opposite.!!!!

 

Nice Pinus pumila over at the right edge.

 

I am very confused, I have had another chance to have a good look at your pic. I seem to see leaves that are opposite and alternate! I was sure Eupatorium sp was right. Now.......????

Would you please add another pic to this post, showing a close up of the flowers.

 

I found out that it is indeed a Eupatorium: Eupatorium 'Chocolate'. Very good ID!

Thank you.

Susie

 

Hmmm! Eupatorium rugosum Chocolate, has got another newer name which is Ageratina altissima Chocolate. It is one I have tried to grow on at least 3 occasions and failed miserably! I am not completely convinced! The whole point of the name Chocolate is that it has brown/chocolate coloured leaves. Nor does it get round the problem... that it has opposite leaves........

http://images.google.com/images?q=E...1I7SUNA_en-GB&um=1&ie=UTF-8&sa=N&hl=en&tab=wi


http://images.google.com/imgres?img...gb:IE-ContextMenu&rlz=1I7SUNA_en-GB&sa=N&um=1

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/White_Snakeroot

 

Thank you for all your help and sharing your wealth of plant knowledge. I'll let me friend know what you said.

Thanks again.

Susie