Midget Blue ageratum

Ageratum houstonianum 'Midget Blue'

AnnualAsteraceae

AAS Winner 1940

Midget Blue ageratum
Deer-resistantRabbit-resistantDrought tolerant
USDA zones2 to 11
SunHandles full sun to partial sun
WaterHandles moderate to moist soil
Growth rate
Moderate
Bloom season
Summer, autumn

Garden uses

ContainerCut flowerPollinator garden

Attracts

ButterfliesBees

Notes

'Midget Blue' ageratum (Ageratum houstonianum 'Midget Blue') is an annual for containers, cut flowers, and pollinator gardens. Frost will kill it, so set it out only after the last frost in spring. This plant likes full or part sun and average to moist soil. Butterflies and bees visit the blooms from early to late summer and again from early to late autumn. Deer and rabbits usually look elsewhere for a meal. It also tolerates drought.

Pairs well with Supertunia Vista Bubblegum petunia, Pacific Beauty calendula, and Red fescue.