Location: Rain Garden

Names:

• Common Name: Blue Mist Flower
• Botanical Name:  Conoclinium coelestinum
• AKA: Wild Ageratum, Blue Boneset, Mistflower

Description: Mistflower grows to 3 feet high, but often lower, with leaves opposite, somewhat triangular in shape, and bluntly toothed. At the top of the plant the branches, with their short-stemmed clusters of flowers, form an almost flat top. Disk flowers are bright blue or violet, about 1/4 inch long. There are no ray flowers.

Best Growing Conditions: Full Sun, Partial Shade; Medium Water Demand; Moist loam, sand, or clay

Landscape Use: Erosion Control

Wildlife Value: Butterflies (nectar source)