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Petiolate Floss Flower in the GardenTags plant encyclopedia

Ageratum petiolatum

 

Petiolate Floss Flower

Ageratum is a group of herbaceous plants which are part of the Asteraceae family. It is a genus native to tropical and sub-tropical America. Specifically, Ageratum petiolatum is native from Nicaragua to Costa Rica. It is a herbaceous perennial although it is not frost hardy, and flowers early Summer to Autumn, bearing pale blue flowers in dense clusters.

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plant Features
  • Petiolate Floss Flower likes full sun

    Full sun

  • Petiolate Floss Flower likes occasional watering

    Occasional watering

  • Petiolate Floss Flower is not frost hardy

    Not Frost hardy

  • Petiolate Floss Flower likes free draining and fertile

    Free draining and fertile

 
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plant information

Common name

Petiolate Floss Flower

Latin name

Ageratum petiolatum

type

Herbaceous Perennial

family

Asteraceae

ph

5.0 - 8.5 Acid - Neutral

  • Light

    Petiolate Floss Flower likes full sun

    Full sun

  • Frost

    Petiolate Floss Flower is not frost hardy

    Not Frost hardy

  • Soil

    Petiolate Floss Flower likes free draining and fertile

    Free draining and fertile

  • Water

    Petiolate Floss Flower likes occasional watering

    Occasional watering

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full grown dimensions

The size of a fully grown Petiolate Floss Flower is 0.50meters x 0.60meters 0.50 M 0.60 M

Ageratum petiolatum

Ageratum is a group of herbaceous plants which are part of the Asteraceae family. It is a genus native to tropical and sub-tropical America. Specifically, Ageratum petiolatum is native from Nicaragua to Costa Rica. It is a herbaceous perennial although it is not frost hardy, and flowers early Summer to Autumn, bearing pale blue flowers in dense clusters.


Flowering Season

From Early Summer TO Late Autumn

They bloom from early summer to the first severe frosts.

 

Planting Outdoors

From Late Spring TO Early Summer

Plant container grown plants in a sunny sheltered spot in early summer.

 

Propagation by seed

From Early Spring TO Mid Spring

In early to mid-spring sow seeds under glass.

 
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