Provide full to part sun (6+hrs/day).

This native was collected from the Flint Hills region of the Kansas prairie. Soil type is clay to loamy clay. This plant should do well in similar soil and can tolerate rocky areas as well.

Native to hardiness zone 6b (-5 to 0 °F).

False boneset can tolerate droughty conditions once established. During the plant’s first 1-2 years, water deeply when the top 2-4 inches of soil is dry.

False boneset does not need extensive nutrient support. If you know that your soil is poor, consider adding a small amount of compost at planting, working it evenly into the surrounding top 6-8” of soil.

As a perennial, false boneset is best established after soil has warmed in May/June or 4-6 weeks before our first frost in the fall.

Late Summer (August-October)

False boneset is perennial, forming a rhizome that forms multiple stems In a clumping manner, and spreading year to year. It may be necessary to divide clumps every 3-5 years.

As the plant matures, a taproot forms that is known to stretch up to 5 meters deep in nature!

Brickellia shares a tribe with the popular wildflower, gayfeather (Liatris).