This cookie is set by GDPR Cookie Consent plugin. These cookies ensure basic functionalities and security features of the website, anonymously. Stem: Stem Color: Green Red/Burgundy Stem Is Aromatic: No Stem Description: Semidecumbent, sometimes branched, green to reddish.Necessary cookies are absolutely essential for the website to function properly.Leaves: Woody Plant Leaf Characteristics: Deciduous Leaf Color: Green Leaf Type: Simple Leaf Arrangement: Opposite Leaf Shape: Cordate Deltoid Obtuse Ovate Leaf Margin: Crenate Hairs Present: Yes Leaf Description: Alternate, ovate to deltoid, pilose on both sides to slightly downy, obtuse, cordate, crenate.Lavendar, blue to pink, or white, tubular with 5 small lobes pistils exerted, styles forked. Terminal in clustered cymose heads heads 1/4" diameter Involucral bracts imbricated in several series. Most commonly blue but can be pink or white. Flowers: Flower Color: Blue Pink White Flower Inflorescence: Cyme Flower Value To Gardener: Good Cut Showy Flower Bloom Time: Fall Summer Flower Shape: Tubular Flower Size: Fruit: Fruit Type: Achene Fruit Description: Fruit is a cypsela which is a type of achene.Cultural Conditions: Light: Full sun (6 or more hours of direct sunlight a day) Partial Shade (Direct sunlight only part of the day, 2-6 hours) Soil Texture: High Organic Matter Soil Drainage: Good Drainage Moist Available Space To Plant: Less than 12 inches USDA Plant Hardiness Zone: 2a, 2b, 3a, 3b, 4a, 4b, 5a, 5b, 6a, 6b, 7a, 7b, 8a, 8b, 9a, 9b, 10a, 10b, 11a, 11b.Whole Plant Traits: Plant Type: Annual Woody Plant Leaf Characteristics: Deciduous Growth Rate: Medium.Play Value: Wildlife Food Source Particularly Resistant To (Insects/Diseases/Other Problems): Rabbits, Deer, drought Dimensions: Height: 0 ft. Attributes: Genus: Ageratum Species: houstonianum Family: Asteraceae Life Cycle: Annual Country Or Region Of Origin: Central America Wildlife Value: Plant is seldom damaged by deer or rabbits and attracts butterflies.Tags: #full sun tolerant #drought tolerant #summer annual #white flowers #wildlife plant #pink flowers #blue flowers #rabbit resistant #cpp #summer flowers #deer resistant #bedding plants #cutting garden #pollinator plant #fantz #butterfly friendly #partial shade tolerant #container plant #annual 'Leilani Blue', 'Neptune Blue', 'Redtop', 'Summer Stars', 'True Blue' See this plant in the following landscape: Japanese Shade Garden Cultivars / Varieties: Insect Pests, Diseases, and Other Plant Problems: powdery mildew Used for edging or low massing plant in bed. ![]() This plant is seldom damaged by rabbits and deer. It is good for beds and containers, blooming from spring to frost. This plant is moderately drought tolerance but prefers rich, moist, well-drained soil as well as full sun. Confused with ageratums that are perennials with tall, erect stems and leaves well-spaced out, but similar in appearance with leaves and flowers. ![]() Genus name comes from the Greek "a" meaning not and " geras" meaning old age because the flowers hold their color for a long time.įorms clumping mounds with colors of pink, white & blue from May through October. Phonetic Spelling a-ger-AE-tum ho-stone-ee-AE-num DescriptionĪ frost-tender herbaceous annual to 1/2-1' tall, mounding with clusters of fluffy, aster-like flowers that should be planted with 10-12 inches of space.
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