The botanical name of Floss flower is
Ageratum houstonianum. This plant is an annual flowering plant that is native
to Mexico. Ageratum houstonianum known as floss flower produces fuzzy, tufted
flowers in rounded, dense flower heads adding a desirable blue flower color to your
garden, even when grown in partial shade. This plant can grow from twelve to
thirty-nine inches tall.
Furthermore, Floss flower is a popular
option for edging borders, window flower boxes, and flower beds. Floss flower
is one of the few annual plants that tolerant light shade. This plant really blooms
from late spring through summer and some of these qualities makes it a fine
choice for outdoor containers.
This particular plant is also
considered one of the best mosquito repellent plants. If you actually desire a
splash of white, pink, or blue in your garden, you can replace the plants each
year.
The preparation on
plant care
You can start the floss flower seeds
indoors about six to eight weeks before the last frost. Make sure you take the young
plants outside after all the danger of frost has passed.
You can plant the floss flower under twelve
inches in a sunny to lightly shaded area in your garden in moist and
well-drained soil. This plant is not particularly choosy about soil conditions although
it does not do well in soggy conditions.
You can add four to six inches of
organic compost incorporating it into the soil using a garden tiller to the
planting location. Actually the compost will help to improve the soil’s
fertility, and it is also an important factor for the health and growth of the floss
flower plant.
The Planting of the
Floss flower
Make sure you space the plants eight
to ten inches apart. Also dig the planting holes of similar width to the root
balls with a depth similar to the one the plants were growing in prior to
transplanting. You have to place the young plants into the holes and then cover
the root balls completely with soil, then water the plant thoroughly to compact
the soil.
Mulching plants
Around the base of the floss flower
plants you can apply about two inch layer of mulch to make sure the soil does
not dry out. For you to actually get the best results you can use grass
clippings, organic compost, or bark mulch. Try to make sure you refresh the
mulch layer as it decomposes to always ensure you maintain it not less than two
inches.
Watering of plant
This particular plant does not actually
do well if conditions are too dry and they will wilt quickly if this is the
case. Floss flowers really prefers warmth over cold, you can water the floss
flower plant using slightly warm water as opposed to cold, this is really vital
when the floss flowers are young since warm water seems to accelerate the
growth of the plant.
Furthermore, to really ensure the
soil remains consistently moist throughout the summer and spring, it is really
very important to water the floss flower plants regularly.
This plant requires about 2 ½ inches
of water a week. For daily irrigation you can use a soaker or use a sprinkler
for watering twice weekly. You can reduce the amount of water you give to the
plant if you receive more than one inch of rainfall in a particular week.
The application of fertilizer
You can feed the floss flower plant
once a month using a water-soluble liquid blooming plant fertilizer. Just make
sure you follow the instructions provided on the package for proper dosage and
application.
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