Without been told blue flowers for
the garden are sometimes very difficult to grow. The choices are limited and
most of them really require a full sun location. This plant called ageratum with
fluffy blue flowers can really add the desirable blue color to your garden,
even if it is partially shaded. The caring for ageratums plants is very simple
and easy, especially for the beginning gardener. The ageratum plant that is mostly
commonly found in the garden is a hybrid, growing in a petite and compact form.
If you actually learn how to plant ageratum plant and you grow it successfully you
will always have a blue flower option for the bed or border.
Furthermore, if you are actually new
to flower gardening, you may be wondering what ageratum plant is and how is it really
cultivated?” This particular plant (Ageratum houstonianum) is a native of
Mexico and is among the most commonly planted ageratum varieties. This plant
offer soft, round, fluffy flowers in various shades of blue, pink or white—with
blue being most common.
This particular plant grows from seed or from
small seedlings sometimes found in garden centers. More than sixty cultivars of
the blue ageratum flower are really available, often reaching only six to eight
inches which is about 15-20 cm when fully grown. The wild ageratum is a taller
specimen that actually reseeds abundantly, although most available seeds of the
ageratum will be from hybrid types. Some of the popular varieties of the
ageratum flowers offer a range of blue colors and include the following
cultivars:
1. The ‘Hawaii‘ variety: The ‘Hawaii‘
variety has blooms of a royal blue. The ‘Hawaii‘ variety really flowers early
and is one of the most long lasting of the species.
2. The ‘Blue Mink‘ variety: The ‘Blue
Mink‘ variety has flowers in a powder blue color and it reaches about 12 inches
(30 cm.) in height.
3. The ‘Blue Danube‘ variety: The ‘Blue
Danube‘ variety is variety that reaches just six to eight inches which is about
15-20 cm and features blooms in a medium blue shade. Also pink and white
blooming cultivars are available as well, although they tend to wither early
and take on a worn, brown look.
Steps on how to plant Ageratum
From my own little experience Ageratum
plants can be started from seed when the soil has warmed outside. Make sure you
cover the seeds lightly, the seeds of ageratum plants actually need sunlight to
germinate. For an early start to blooms of the ageratum flower you can start the
seeds indoors 8 to ten weeks before planting in the spring garden.
How to care for
Ageratums plant
This plant is an annual and sometimes
perennial, the ageratum flower actually blooms from spring until fall when
receiving proper care. The caring for this plant really includes regular
watering until the plant is established. You can use warm water to irrigate the
plant for a bounty of blue blooms. Make sure you deadhead spent blooms as
needed to encourage more flowers. The truth is that growing and caring for
ageratums is simple. Just make sure you stick with the popular blue blooms of
the ageratum, and also deadhead as needed and you will enjoy the simple blue
flower in your garden this year.
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