Information About Ageratum

Does ageratum need full sun?
Is ageratum poisonous to humans?
Do ageratum come back every year?
Does ageratum bloom all summer?
How do you use ageratum?
Do you pinch ageratum?
How do you identify ageratum?
What is ageratum in English?
Is ageratum edible?
How tall does ageratum get?
How do you pinch in ageratum?
What does ageratum seed look like?

Does ageratum need full sun?

Full sun to partial shade. Ageratum plants will flower best in full sun; too much shade can result in less blooms and leggy plants. In hotter regions, plants benefit from afternoon shade.

Is ageratum poisonous to humans?

Toxicity. Several species of Ageratum are toxic, containing pyrrolizidine alkaloids. Ageratum houstonianum and Ageratum conyzoides cause liver lesions and are tumorigenic.

Do ageratum come back every year?

An annual and sometimes perennial flower, the ageratum flower blooms from spring until fall when receiving proper care. Caring for ageratums includes regular watering until the plant is established.

Does ageratum bloom all summer?

They do best in full sun with moist, well-drained soil and will flower all summer long.

How do you use ageratum?

Ageratum is widely utilized in traditional medicine systems where ever it grows. In Brazil an infusion is prepared with the leaves or the entire plant and employed to treat colic, colds and fevers, diarrhea, rheumatism, spasms, and as a tonic. It is also highly recomended there for burns and wounds.

Do you pinch ageratum?

No pinching or support is needed. Direct seeding is not recommended. LIGHT PREFERENCE:Sun. Ageratum will tolerate part shade where summers are hot.

How do you identify ageratum?

heads forming dense, nearly flat-topped, clusters of small (1/4”dia.) blue, white or pink flowers. bedding; edging; foreground; containers. Ageratum is a good blue-flowered annual.

What is ageratum in English?

: any of a genus (Ageratum) of annual tropical American composite herbs often cultivated for their small showy heads of usually blue or white flowers also : a related blue-flowered perennial (Eupatorium coelestinum)

Is ageratum edible?

There are no edible uses listed for Ageratum houstonianum.

How tall does ageratum get?

The species grows to a height of over two feet and reseeds itself liberally. The varieties offered by nurseries and garden centers are almost all hybrids that are more compact and better behaved. Ageratum grows in neat mounds, flowering from late spring through fall and is one of the more dependable flowering annuals.

How do you pinch in ageratum?

Simply pinch out or cut off the last inch of the largest growing tip. This will place the plant's energy from leggy shoot to numerous side buds. Ageratum are small plants grown as annuals with a dense growth habit. Flowers are rounded clusters borne from midsummer until first frost.

What does ageratum seed look like?

Growing Ageratum from Seed

Green leaves are oval to heart shaped. Besides blue, ageratum cultivars include shades of white, pink, and bicolor in dwarf plants as well as tall plants ideal for cutting. Choose a sunny site to grow ageratum or if summers are really hot, part shade is preferred.