Flowers blue ageratum: description of varieties, planting and care

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Ageratum is an attractive long-flowering plant of the aster family, very beloved by flower growers for its unpretentiousness, abundance of flowering and beautiful, bright and very fluffy flowers. This plant was discovered by a collector named W. Houston, after whom this species was named. The second name of this flowering plant is Mexican ageratum.

In its natural habitat, this plant is perennial . However, on the territory of Russia and the CIS countries, it is cultivated exclusively as an annual flower for decorating flower beds , borders, alpine slides , street flowerpots, etc. in order for a flower to please the eye in a flower bed, it will need to be planted annually in a flower bed in the form of sprouts sprouted from seeds.

The blue ageratum blooms violently, so the inflorescences often completely cover the leaves and the bush becomes like a fluffy ball. Flowers delight with their colors until the first frost.

Ageratum Mexican blue is the most popular among gardeners, and this despite the fact that many different varieties of this plant of various colors are now bred.

A photo of the blue ageratum and a description of the flowers can be found below.

Ageratum “Blue Ball” and “Blue Mink”

When decorating plots, as a rule, blue varieties are used, which go well with other plants .

Ageratum “Blue ball” – a short spherical plant up to 18 cm in diameter. The height of the bush reaches 30 centimeters. The plant is distinguished by voluminous leaves, pubescent from below. The inflorescences are not loose, about 2 cm in diameter, have a rich lilac-blue color. The plant is drought-resistant, blooms from June to October. It looks most beautiful in combination with zinnia , marigolds and calendula .

Ageratum “Blue Mink” is a beautiful ornamental bush with strong shoots and bright blue flowers. Plant height up to 30 cm, flowers are collected and beautiful fluffy small baskets. The diameter of the flowers is 5-6 cm. It blooms in early to mid-June and continues to bloom until frost. It goes well with marigolds, Korean chrysanthemums , lavater and calendula. Cultivation from the seeds of the Blue Mink ageratum is very often used by gardeners and lovers of indoor floriculture as a decoration for open balconies, terraces and arbors .

Photos of the Blue Mink ageratum, demonstrating the beauty of this plant, are given below:

Ageratum “Blue Clutch” and “Blue Hawaii” (“Hawaii Blue”)

Ageratum “Blue Muff” is a low-growing plant up to 20-25 cm high. The flowers have a very intense blue color, are represented by fluffy baskets that completely cover the stems. The general appearance of fluffy flowering bushes resembles fur muffs.

Ageratum blue Hawaii (Blue Hawaii) – a compact hybrid 15 cm high, which is suitable for border decoration, growing in containers, decorating the foreground of flower beds . Also used for cutting into bouquets . Ageratum Hawaii Blue blooms especially luxuriantly in sunny areas, but it can also tolerate partial shade.

Photos of ageratum blue mink flowers are presented below:

Ageratum “Houston Aloha Blue” and “Blue Tale”

Ageratum aloha blue (Aloha Blue) is a compact early-flowering plant, perfect for landscaping flower beds and producing seedlings for sale. Plant height in the open field reaches 15 – 20 cm. Houston aloha blue ageratum blooms with beautiful fluffy blue flowers resembling pompons.

Ageratum “Blue Fairy Tale” is a long and very abundantly flowering, compact plant that forms into a small bush. It has strong shoots, rounded pubescent leaves and a cap of lilac-blue inflorescences. It grows well on light soils, the flower is drought tolerant, prefers sunny places.

Ageratum “Blue Lagoon”, “Cloud Nine Blue” and “Blue Pefection”

Ageratum “Blue Lagoon” is a perennial hybrid with a height of 20-40cm. Differs in fluffy blue flowers, collected in dense brushes. It is grown mainly through sowing seedlings and planting them in open ground after spring frosts. Tolerates light shade, but grows best in full sun.

Ageratum cloud nine blue is an early flowering compact plant with many inflorescences. Great for mass growing and selling seedlings. It looks equally good both in street flowerpots and in open ground in flower beds.

Ageratum blue perfection – differs in spherical bushes, strongly branched branches. The height of the plant is not more than 30 cm, the shoots are lowered, the inflorescences are of medium density, many-flowered, they consist of lilac-blue color baskets up to 2 cm in diameter.

Growing ageratum “Blue mink” and other varieties from seeds

Care for any of the above plants is the same as for any other summer plants. It consists in regular watering , loosening the soil, removing weeds and removing faded inflorescences. It is important to ensure that water does not fall on the inflorescences, otherwise they may lose their attractive appearance.

The predominant method of propagation is planting seeds, but vegetative propagation using cuttings is also quite possible. Sowing seeds for seedlings is carried out in March in boxes.

Seedlings can be seen as early as 10-12 days, and 3 weeks after that, it is necessary to pick them up. The development of seedlings occurs very quickly, so it is often necessary to re-pick after another 2 weeks.

Landing in open ground is carried out in May, while the distance between seedlings should be 15-20 cm from each other, otherwise the stronger will oppress the weak. If the cuttings are excessively stretched, they should be trimmed.

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