Hemp Agrimony is a plant native to Japan. It flourishes at the edges of rivers and ponds, and flowers toward the end of summer. It is known for being an excellent attractor for pollinators such as butterflies, as Alfred Parsons has depicted in this picture. In William Robinson’s book The Wild Garden, illustrated by Alfred Parsons, they are described as:
‘Vigorous perennials, with white or purple fringed owers. Some of the American kinds might well be associated with our own wild one – the white kinds, like aromaticum and ageratoides, being very beautiful and distinct, and well worthy of a place in the best parts of the wild garden.’
William Robinson, The Wild Garden, London: John Murray, 1883, page 137
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