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Asteraceae
Blue Mistflower
Conoclinium coelestinum
Tranquility, dreaminess, friendship.
- Family
- Asteraceae
- Genus
- Conoclinium
- Native to
- Eastern and central North America
- Bloom season
- Late Summer, Fall
- Type
- Herbaceous perennial
- Height
- 30–90 cm
- Sunlight
- Full sun to part shade
- Soil
- Moist, fertile
- Water
- Moderate to high
- Hardiness
- 5–10
- Lifespan
- Long-lived perennial
Did you know
- Blue mistflower looks almost identical to ageratum — a tropical annual — but is a hardy native perennial sometimes called 'wild ageratum' or 'hardy ageratum'.
- The fuzzy lavender-blue flower clusters bloom in September and October, providing critical late-season nectar when most flowers have faded.
- Monarch butterflies adore mistflower and often mob plants during their fall migration, fueling up for the long flight to Mexico.
- It spreads by underground rhizomes and can form impressive colonies in moist meadow conditions.
- Like many Eupatorium relatives, it contains pyrrolizidine alkaloids that some butterflies sequester for chemical defense against predators.
Color meanings
Blue
Soft serenity