(Ageratum, Artist™ Alto Pearl Ageratum, Blue Mink, Flossflower)

Commonly called flossflower, Ageratum houstonianum is an anual native to Mexico planted for its tassel-like flowers. Flowering from midsummer until frost, available colors are shade of blue, pink, or white. Many series of cultivars exist. Usually performs well in full sun. However in hot-summered climates flossflower will need filtered sun. In mild winter climates, it may provide winter color. Use in annual beds or container gardens.

(Flossflower)

Flossflower is an old-fashioned tender perennial that is widely used as a bedding plant in temperate zones. This Mexican native has a dense, bushy habit and produces many tassel-like flowers or blue, purple, pink or white all season. There are many cultivars, The 'Artist' series is a vegetative series that is more compact and flowers more consistently than seed cultivars. Floss flower usually performs well in full sun. However in hot-summered climates floss flower will need filtered sun. In...

(Flossflower)

Alto pearl flossflower is a tender perennial that is widely used as a bedding plant in temperate zones. It has a dense, bushy habit and produces many tassel-like flowers of creamy white all season. This vigorous ornamental is easily grown from seed and performs best in sites with full sun and average soil. Where summers are hot, plants may flower best in part sun locations. Rarely bothered by deer, flossflower is best enjoyed in containers or mixed borders with other brightly colored, sun-loving...

(Ageratum, Blue Hawaii Ageratum, Blue Mink, Flossflower)

Blue Hawaii flossflower is a tender perennial that is widely used as a bedding ornamental in temperate zones. This dwarf plant has a dense, bushy habit and produces many tassel-like flowers of powder blue all season.

Vigorous and easy to grow, it performs best in sites with full sun and average soil. Where summers are hot, plants may flower best in part sun locations. Rarely bothered by deer, Blue Hawaii flossflower is best enjoyed in containers or mixed borders with other brightly colored,...

(Blue Horizon Flossflower, Flossflower)

Fluffy, pale violet-blue flowers bedeck the tall stems of the Blue Horizon flossflower when temperatures are warm and growing conditions favorable. Though technically a tender perennial, flossflower is widely grown as an annual bedding plant. It is a hybrid derived from plants native to Mexico and Central America where it grows as an evergreen subshrub with a dense, bushy habit; it can self-sow and is potentially weedy in frost-free regions.

The foliage of 'Blue Horizon' is an attractive jade...

(Flossflower)

The tall-stemmed 'High Tide White' is a vigorous, well-branched, heavily flowering flossflower selection that form mounds of foliage. This tender perennial is widely planted as a bedding annual and will bloom all season long. It is the tallest growing bedding flossflower on the market.

The tall, well-branching, bushy plants have lush, deep green leaves. When temperatures are warm and growing conditions good, they produce big clusters of button-like flowers on tall stems with sturdiness; plants...

(Flossflower, Patina Burgundy Flossflower)

Well-branched, heavy flowering and not faltering in the high heat of summer, Patina Burgundy flossflower has burgundy flower buds that open to a dusty mauve. This tender perennial is widely planted as bedding annuals and will bloom all season long.

The compact bushy plant was lush, deep green leaves. When temperatures are warm and growing conditions good, it produces big clusters of button-like flowerbuds that are deep burgundy. Bees and butterflies flock to the blooms that are a dusty rose to...

(Flossflower, Patina Delft Flossflower)

Well-branched, heavy flowering and not faltering in the high heat of summer, Patina Delft flossflower has white flowers with fine sky blue petals. This tender perennial is widely planted as bedding annuals and will bloom all season long.

The compact bushy plant was lush, deep green leaves. When temperatures are warm and growing conditions good, it produces big clusters of button-like flowerbuds that are white. Bees and butterflies flock to the blooms that are a white and pale blue when open....

(Ageratum, Flossflower, Pearl Blue Ageratum)

The well-branched flossflower 'Pearl Blue' is a compact mounding plant that tends to flower earlier than others and certainly bears its lavender-blue to powdery blue blooms in profusion. This tender perennial is widely planted as a bedding annual and will bloom all season long.

The low, bushy plants have lush, deep green leaves. When temperatures are warm and growing conditions good, they produce big clusters of button-like flowers that are blue, white, or rose with silvery sheen on the petals....

(Ageratum, Flossflower, Pearl Silver Ageratum)

The well-branched flossflower 'Pearl Silver' is a compact mounding plant that tends to flower earlier than others and certainly bears its ivory white blooms in profusion. This tender perennial is widely planted as a bedding annual and will bloom all season long.

The low, bushy plants have lush, deep green leaves. When temperatures are warm and growing conditions good, they produce big clusters of button-like flowers that are blue, white, or rose with silvery sheen on the petals. Bees and butterflies...