Puff heads and a soft blue in color. These annuals establish from Ageratum seeds, and they grow to about 6 inches tall. Ageratum Houstonianum is wonderful and easy to grow from flower seeds for either container planting or edging borders. Grow alongside soft pink Ageratum for a rather special effect. Ageratum plants prefer a well-drained soil in full sun. One of the best Ageratum flower seeds for uniformity, earliness and all round performance.

SOWING:
Sow: February - April
Season: Annual
Height: 15cm (6 inches)
Bloom Season: Summer
Bloom Color: Blue
Environment: Full sun
Soil Type: Moist, well-drained, pH 6.1 - 7.5
Planting Directions:
Temperature:20-30C (68 - 86F)
Average Germ Time: 7 - 21 days
Light Required: Yes
Depth: Do not cover the seed but press into the soil
Sowing Rate: 3 - 4 seeds per plant
Moisture: Keep seeds moist until germination
Plant Spacing: 20cm (8 inches)

Start the Ageratum flower seeds indoors 6 - 8 weeks before the end of frost season. Transplant outdoors after danger of frost. For areas with a long growing season, Ageratum seeds can be started directly outdoors in a prepared seedbed after all danger of frost has passed. Blooms are extraordinarily long-lived, dead heading is necessary, yet infrequent.