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botanical name:
Ageratum 'Blue Mink'
Ageratum 'Blue Mink'
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common name: Floss flower
synonyms: Ageratum houstonianum 'Blue Mink'
family: Asteraceae
synonyms: Ageratum houstonianum 'Blue Mink'
family: Asteraceae
characteristics:
annual/biennial
height: 0.25m
width: 0.30m
growth rate: fast
growth habit: mounding
leaf colour: green
flower colour: light blue
main season: Summer
height: 0.25m
width: 0.30m
growth rate: fast
growth habit: mounding
leaf colour: green
flower colour: light blue
main season: Summer
aspect:
full sun
conditions: moist soil
preferred soil pH: any
minimum temp: 0°C
USDA zone: 10 to 10
conditions: moist soil
preferred soil pH: any
minimum temp: 0°C
USDA zone: 10 to 10
description:
Compact bushy half-hardy annual with dense fluffy heads soft powder blue flowers from midsummer to autumn. Reliable and popular variety.
cultivation:
Fertile, moist, well drained soil in full sun and a sheltered position.
propagation:
From seed sown in early spring at 16-18°C. Can also be sown in autumn and overwintered at 10°C.
usage:
Bedding, border edges or containers.
Compact bushy half-hardy annual with dense fluffy heads soft powder blue flowers from midsummer to autumn. Reliable and popular variety.
cultivation:
Fertile, moist, well drained soil in full sun and a sheltered position.
propagation:
From seed sown in early spring at 16-18°C. Can also be sown in autumn and overwintered at 10°C.
usage:
Bedding, border edges or containers.
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