Species Name: Conoclinium coelestinum, Eupatorium coelestinum

Common Name: Blue Mistflower, Hardy Ageratum

Zone: 4 to 8

Light: Full Sun to Light Shade to Half shade

Soil Moisture: Wet to Moist to Medium

Soil Types: Sand, Loam, Clay

Fertility: Average to Rich

pH: 5.5 to 7.5

Bloom Time: July to October

Habit: A 2 to 3 ft tall species that spreads rapidly from rhizomatous roots. Useful as a tall ground cover to stabilize banks and to naturalize disturbed areas. Typically found in moist soils of streamside’s, bottom land forests and wet meadows. Colorful light blue flowers bloom for an extended period in late summer early fall. Very attractive to insects and butterflies. Easy to establish from root divisions or from seed.