Ageratum Houstonianum Nordmeer Flower X

There are many types of ageratum but ageratum houstonianum is the most commonly used in both home and display gardens of all kinds.

Ageratum houstonianum nordmeer flower x. Posted by catmint20906 maryland zone 7a on aug 27 2014 8 46 pm. Culture and use notes. Cooperative extension which staffs local offices in all 100 counties and with the eastern band of cherokee indians.

An old favorite with its fluffy round clusters ageratum houstonianum floss flower is one of the few annuals to tolerate light shade. Ageratum houstonianum commonly called floss flower is a frost tender annual of the aster family that provides continuous bloom for beds gardens or containers from late spring to frost features fluffy flowers basically asters with ray flowers absent in flattened to slightly rounded clusters atop compact mounded plants generally ranging from 4 to 18 tall. It is a native plant of mexico.

Tall 15 60 cm and mixes extraordinarily well with all other annuals and perennials. Many cultivars some from cuttings most from seed. Ageratum houstonianum a native of mexico is among the most commonly planted ageratum varieties.

It prefers a well drained moderately fertile moist to dry light sandy to loamysoil with a ph range from 5 5 to 7 5 but will tolerate clay and chalky soils. Ageratum houstonianum is naturally found from central and south america to the west indies growing in woodlands. A t state university work in tandem along with federal state and local governments to form a strategic partnership called n c.

A native to central america and mexico it has become invasive in some areas. The flower heads are borne in dense corymbs. The ageratum houstonianum or floss flower as it is more commonly known belongs to the asteraceae family the same very special family to which the daisies asters gerberas chrysanthemums and so many others all belong.

Ageratums offer soft round fluffy flowers in various shades of blue pink or white with blue being most common. Ageratum houstonianum nc state university and n c. Ageratum plants grow from seed or from small seedlings sometimes found in garden centers.