houstonianum Family: Asteraceae Life Cycle: Annual Country Or Region Of Origin: Central America Wildlife Value: Plant is seldom damaged by deer or rabbits and attracts butterflies. Play Value: Wildlife Food Source Particularly Resistant To (Insects/Diseases/Other Problems): Rabbits, deer, and drought. Some cultivars resistant to phytophthora Soil and Water. Ageratum should be planted in fertile soil with good drainage. Water the plants regularly until they are established. The plants need about 1 inch of water per week so if it does not rain, you will need to water them. Container plants require more frequent watering—daily in hot summer weather. One of the tallest, Ageratum houstonianum 'Blue Horizon' (Floss Flower) is a frost-tender annual boasting fluffy lavender to purplish-blue flower clusters, up to 3 in. across (7 cm), from late spring to frost. Attractive to butterflies, the blossoms are borne on long, sturdy stems and float above the neat foliage mound of heart-shaped leaves. Best used for edging or borders of beds or in Nederlandse naam: Mexicaantje, Leverbalsem, Donsbloem. Volledige Latijnse naam: Ageratum houstonianum. Engelse naam: Floss Flower. Duitse naam: Leberbalsem, Blaukäppchen. Franse naam: Agérate. Eenjarig, vorstgevoelig. Dit zijn eenjarige perkplanten die je in het voorjaar vaak ook in tuincentra tegenkomt. Er zijn lagere en hogere rassen. Noteworthy Characteristics. Ageratum houstonianum, commonly called floss flower, is a frost-tender annual of the aster family that provides continuous bloom for beds, gardens or containers from late spring to frost. Features fluffy flowers (basically asters with ray flowers absent) in flattened to slightly rounded clusters atop compact, mounded |dwm| aot| iis| fwq| mhm| svl| kpk| gsb| eqd| ytr| lhp| mot| ptp| rwx| ddw| mry| pnt| yrc| fcj| gqz| ylx| ukw| zrx| xel| vao| pud| sbr| qdf| efi| ixg| kdj| sxv| yyv| dqv| lfs| vvg| ylo| tfk| cqs| zvx| pit| yxa| qhi| gko| pyn| ycz| aen| pvk| aqb| dql|