Genus: Ageratum
Species: hybrid
Series: Artist
Variety: Blue
Common Name: Flossflower

Proven Winners brings a new vegetative line of Ageratum. These strong performing Ageratums have a great growth habit that produces mounds of soft blue or deep violet-purple flowers. Artist™ 'Blue' & Artist™ 'Purple' 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.

Growing Tips
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.

Exposure
Sun or partial sun

Height
8-12"

Spacing
10-12"

Hardy Temp
25°F

Zone(s)
9

Uses
Use in combinations, window boxes and landscaping

Features
Small, fluffy, blue button-like flowers add color all season; no dead heading needed

Awards Won
2009 - Gardener's Pick
  -South Coast Botanic Garden
2009 - Top Performer
  -Kansas State University
2009 - Prairie Star
  -Kansas State University
2008 - Top Performer
  -National Arboretum
2008 - Excellent Rating
  -Massachusetts Horticultural Society at Elm Bank
2008 - Top 10
  -Sawaya Garden Trial
2007 - Top 10
  -University of Minnesota - Morris
2007 - Outstanding Performer
  -Texas A & M - East Texas Bedding Plant Trial
2007 - Top Performer
  -Longwood Gardens
2007 - Leader of the Pack Early Season
  -North Carolina State, JC Raulston Arboretum
2007 - Bronze Medal
  -University of Illinois-Champaign County Master Gardeners
2007 - Top Performer
  -Kansas State University
2007 - Top Pick
  -Missouri Botanic Garden
2007 - Top Performers
  -University of Minnesota
2007 - Excellent Rating
  -Boerner Botanical Garden
2006 - Top Performer
  -Michigan State University
2006 - Bronze Medal
  -University of Illinois-Champaign County Master Gardeners
2006 - Field Day Top Pick
  -Dallas Arboretum
2006 - Rising Star
  -Dallas Arboretum
2005 - Top Pick
  -Dallas Arboretum
2005 - Top Performer
  -Missouri Botanic Garden
2005 - Rising Star
  -Dallas Arboretum
2005 - Top Performer
  -Ohio State University - Columbus
2005 - Top Performer
  -Turtle Bay
2005 - Top Performer
  -Oklahoma State University Botanical Gardens
2005 - Top Performer
  -Kansas State University
2004 - Best of 2004
  -Ohio State University - Columbus
2004 - Best of the Best
  -University of Georgia
2004 - Consumer Preferred Variety
  -Ohio State University - Columbus
2004 - Excellent Rating
  -Massachusetts Horticultural Society at Elm Bank
2004 - Exceptional Performer
  -University of Florida
2004 - Trial Coordinator Top Pick
  -Ohio State University - Columbus
2004 - Top Performers
  -Oklahoma State University Botanical Gardens
2004 - Annuals of Note
  -Cincinnati Zoo and Botanical Garden
2004 - Top Performer
  -Missouri Botanic Garden
2004 - Arboretum Approved
  -Dallas Arboretum
2004 - Flame Proof
  -Dallas Arboretum
2004 - North Texas Winners Circle
  -Dallas Arboretum
2002 - Best of the Best
  -University of Georgia
2002 - Superior Plant
  -Disney