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Ageratum Seeds - Blue
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Ageratum (Ageratum Mexicanum Blue) - Ageratum flowers are large with powder-puff heads and a soft blue in color. These annuals establish from flower seeds, and they grow to about 12 inches tall. Ageratum Floss Flower is wonderful and an old-fashioned favorite for container planting or edging borders.
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Flower Specifications
SEASON
Annual
USDA ZONES
4 - 8
HEIGHT
12 inches
BLOOM SEASON
Summer
BLOOM COLOR
Blue
ENVIRONMENT
Full sun
SOIL TYPE
Moist, well-drained, pH 6.1 - 7.5
DEER RESISTANT
Yes
HOUSE PLANT
No
Planting Directions
TEMPERATURE
68 - 86F
AVERAGE GERM TIME
7 - 21 days
LIGHT REQUIRED
Yes
DEPTH
Do not cover the seed but press into the soil
SOWING RATE
3 - 4 seeds per plant
MOISTURE
Keep seeds moist until germination
PLANT SPACING
6 - 12 inches
Ageratum (Ageratum Mexicanum Blue) - Ageratum flowers are large with powder-puff heads and a soft blue in color. These annuals establish from flower seeds, and they grow to about 12 inches tall. Ageratum Floss Flower is wonderful and an old-fashioned favorite for either container planting or edging borders. Grow alongside soft pink Ageratum for a rather special effect.
Other names
Ageratum mexicanum is also known as floss flower, bluemink, blueweed, pussy foot, or Mexican paintbrush. It can be grown in containers, as a border flower, or as bedding in gardens.
Ageratum seed | blue
How to grow
How To Grow Ageratum From Seed: Start the Ageratum flower seeds indoors 6 - 8 weeks before the end of frost season. Transplant outdoors after danger of frost. For areas with a long growing season, Ageratum seeds can be started directly outdoors in a prepared seedbed after all danger of frost has passed.
Blooms are extraordinarily long-lived, dead heading is necessary to encourage a second flowering, yet infrequent. Grow in fertile, moist but well-drained soil in full sun, in a sheltered site. Water freely in midsummer to prolong flowering.
- Sowing Rate: 3 - 4 seeds per plant
- Average Germ Time: 7 - 21 days
- Keep moist until germination
- Attracts bees and butterflies
- Depth: Do not cover seed but press into soil
Flower Specifications
Ageratum plants prefer a well-drained soil in full sun. One of the best Floss Flower seeds for uniformity, earliness and all round performance. These summer blooming flowers attract pollinators but keep the deer away!
- Height: 12 inches
- USDA Zones: 4 - 9
- Season: Annual
- Deer Resistant: Yes