Blue Mistflower

Conoclinium coelestinum

Size: 1 Gallon Availability

Flower
Max Size: 3’ tall x 2’ wide
Average Size: 1.5′ tall x 1′ wide

Loam, Muck, Sand
Sun, Part Shade
Usually Moist, Moist to Dry
No Salt Tolerance

AKA: Blue Boneset, Hardy Ageratum, Wild Ageratum, Pink Eupatorium

This winter-dormant perennial blooms summer into fall with blueish-purple flowers. It can form large patches by rhizomes and should be planted where this is not a problem. It is not edible, but it does make a nice cut flower for arrangements. It attracts many bees and butterflies, including the obscure skipper (Panoquina panoquinoides), salt marsh skipper (Panoquina panoquin), southern broken-dash (Wallengrenia otho), three-spotted skipper (Cymaenes tripunctus).

Synonymous with Eupatorium coelestinum.