Botanical Name: Ageratum houstonianum
Common Name: Flossflower, Ageratum Type of Plant: dicot: sp. annual Character evergreen Habit of Growth: Overall Shape compact, upright plant with broad, flattened foliage; terminal clusters of blue-purple fuzzy flowers Height 6" - 12" Spread to 12" Growth Rate moderate Environment: Exposure outdoors half shade to full sun Soil takes any soil with good drainage Hardiness tender to frost Morphology: Leaves ovate to lanceolate, medium green, margins tinged purple, 2"-3" long, margins crenate to dentate, pubescent above and beneath Flowers blue-lilac or white in cymes, heads to ½" across with linear bracts Fruit achene Propagation: seed Usage: good source of blue color in borders, containers, raised beds; mixes well with other annuals, good in mass plantings Landscape Care: Watering needs regular summer watering Fertilizing balanced, slow-release at planting Pruning none Pests/Diseases whitefly Origin: Central America Family: Compositae Notes: |
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