Melinda Myers

Mistflower

Botanical Name

Conoclinium coelestinum

Min Zone

5

Max Zone

10

Height

18 to 36 inches

Width

18 to 36 inches

Flowers

Summer into Fall: clusters of blue-violet shaggy disks

Light

Full sun to part shade

Soil

Moist to wet, well-drained

Planting & Care

• Prefers fertile soils that are not allowed to dry out
• Vigorous grower that spreads by rhizomes and by self-seeding
• Divide in spring
• Works well for naturalizing, especially in wet areas of the landscape
• Attracts butterflies and bees

Varieties

• Cori - more compact variety, blooms are lighter blue and later than species