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Artist® Rose Flossflower
Ageratum hybrid

  • Exposure
    • Part Sun to Sun
  • Season
    • Spring
    • Summer
  • Mature Size
    • 8 - 12 Inches
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Artist® Rose Flossflower Ageratum hybrid
Part Sun to Sun 8 - 12

Artist is Proven Winners vegetative line of Ageratum. These strong performing Ageratums have a great growth habit that produces mounds of flowers. They will work extremely well in containers, mixed baskets and in the landscape. These vegetative Ageratums are more uniform and flower more consistently than seed grown varieties. They are weather resistant and thrive in bright full sun. Deer-resistant.

Features

Blooms all season with no deadheading; heat tolerant, moderate moisture

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Heat Tolerant
Deadheading Not Necessary
Attracts: 
Birds
Butterflies
Hummingbirds
Native to North America

Characteristics

Garden Height: 
8 - 12 Inches
Spacing Maximum: 
12 Inches
Spread Maximum: 
0 Inches
Flower Colors: 
Pink
Flower Shade: 
Pink
Foliage Colors: 
Green
Foliage Shade: 
Green
Habit: 
Mounded
Container Role: 
Filler

Plant Needs

Light Requirement: 
Part Sun to Sun
Bloom Time: 
Planting To Hard Frost
Hardiness Zones: 
9a, 9b, 10a, 10b
Uses: 
Landscape
Uses: 
Container
Uses Notes: 

Use in combinations, window boxes, and landscaping

Duration: 
Annual
Water Category: 
Average
Maintenance Category: 
Easy
Maintenance Notes: 

Deadheading not necessary for continuous bloom. Plants will "bury their dead" (new flowers will quickly cover old flowers) so no deadheading necessary. Most other Ageratum will need deadheading.

Unlike most Ageratum the Artist series will bloom through the summer in hot climates. The Dallas Arboretum has used Artist ageratum for years in very prominent locations with great success. They are good in pots or in the landscape. Old flowers should quickly become buried under new flowers so the plant always looks fresh and never looks old. The plants shouldn't need much, if any, maintenance. However, if the plants do become ratty or start to overgrow their location you can trim that back at any time. They will flush back into bloom in a week or so.

An application of fertilizer or compost on garden beds and regular fertilization of plants in pots will help ensure the best possible performance.

Patent Information: 
Artist® Rose Ageratum hybrid 'Agros' PP: 21626 Can. PBRAF
Plant Fun Statement: 
I have the SOUL of a SEQUOIA.
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