How To Care For Ageratum Flowers

Cover seeds lightly as seeds of ageratum plants need sunlight to germinate.

How to care for ageratum flowers. How to grow and care for ageratum flowers annual ageratum houstonianum. Ageratum is grown for its whimsical pompom shaped flowers that occur mostly in shades of blue though colors also include white pink lavender and red. They produce a profusion of fluffy flowers all season long.

Ageratum houstonianum alternate names. They are excellent plants for beginner gardeners. May be air dried but the flower color often fades.

Growing ageratum is easy. These popular bedding plants are most often purchased as nursery starts in tray packs or flats but can also be grown from seed. Ageratums offer soft round fluffy flowers in various shades of blue pink or white with blue being most common.

New in 2002 ageratum leilani blue grows to a 14 16 inch height and shows large clusters of blue flowers new in 2004 ageratum alto blue march ageratum ageratum can be started from seed indoors. Harvest when flowers are completely open. Cut flower or dried flower.

Harvest when flower spikes 3 4 open. For an early start to blooms of the ageratum flower start seeds indoors eight to 10 weeks before planting in the spring garden. Ageratum can get affected by the cucumber mosaic and bacterial withering as a result of improper care of the plant.

These small mounding plants tolerate dry infertile soil once established. Planting growing and care while young plants are indoors or in a greenhouse they should be protected from spider mites and whiteflies but if they have appeared you will have to remove the damaged leaves and treat the. An annual and sometimes perennial flower the ageratum flower blooms from spring until fall when receiving proper care.