Plants
Coastal Preserves
Conoclinium coelestinum (L.) DC
Blue Mistflower, Ageratum
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Scientific Name: Conoclinium coelestinum (L.) DC
Common Name: Blue Mistflower, Ageratum
Family: Asteraceae (Aster family)
Stems: Upright to reclining, hairy perennial with a rhizome
Leaves: Opposite, simple, petiolate, ovate to lanceolate, acute to obtuse, with margins toothed and base wedge-shaped
Inflorescence:Terminal, flat-topped cluster of heads; flowers tubular, perfect, regular, light blue to purple
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Flower parts are blue to purple and not easily seen with the naked eye
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Blooms first appear in mid summer and continue to early fall
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There are 35 to 70 flowers per head
Flowering Time: July – October (ed. or later)
Habitat: Edges of streams, woods, ditches
Wetland Indicator: Facultative
Origin: Native to U.S.
Other Information: Distribution throughout the state of Mississippi. This herbaceous plant is easily cultivated.
Description taken from Wildflowers of Mississippi (Timme, 1989)