My Ageratum (maybe its West texas Mist flower)grew to over 6 foot this year! I've been growing it around the house for several years, but its never grown this tall! Its always been less than 3 feet tall! But this year I mulched
heavily with horse manure and sawdust compost. This year its facing west. Does anyone know what kind I have? The flower looks like'Frostweed's" picture above. Thanks for your
help.
This message was edited Sep 11, 2008 1:07 PM
Ageratum
Ladybeetle, I can't tell which picture you are referring to, is your bloom blue? or is it white?
Josephine.
ITs the purplish -blue, but actually mine look lavender!
Well it could be this one, West Texas Mist Flower, Conoclinium greggii, blooms all summer, has very divided leaves.
http://davesgarden.com/guides/pf/go/53449
or East Texas Mist Flower, Conoclinium coelestinum, blooms in the fall, the leaves are pointed and serrated.
http://davesgarden.com/guides/pf/go/625
We call them West and East because it makes it easier to identify them, I hope this helps.
Which one do you think you have?
Well, looks like I own both those plants. But then ,tropical annual Floss flower,Ageratum looks like it also. Mine is over 6 foot tall lin some places. I will try and learn
how to put pictures on here.
That would be helpful since it is so hard to tell otherwise.
One thing i am sure of, and that is they are beautiful and the butterflies love them too.
Josephine.