General Information[]
around 40 species
Family: Asteraceae
Origin: North and South America
Cultivated Varieties[]
A. houstonianum cultivars
- 'Adriatic' blue [Florveneto]
- 'Aloha Blue F1' purple [Harris]
- 'Atlantic Plus' light blue [Florveneto]
- 'Bavaria' blue/white [Florveneto]
- 'Blue Balls' light blue [Borghese]
- 'Blue Danube' lavender [Thompson&Morgan] [Stokes] [Florveneto]
- 'Blue Danube F1' blue [Thompson&Morgan] [Stokes] [Harris]
- 'Blue Diamond' purple [Swallowtail]
- 'Blue Diamond F1' purple [Harris]
- 'Blue Horizon' blue [Swallowtail] [Florveneto]
- 'Blue Horizon F1' pale purple [Johnny's] [Harris]
- 'Blue Mink' blue [Thompson&Morgan] [Stokes] [Florveneto]
- 'Blue Planet' pale blue [Swallowtail] [Harris]
- 'Dwarf Blue Bedder' blue [Stokes]
- 'Fields Blue' blue [Harris]
'Florit's Blue' bright blue [John Scheepers]
'Golden Ageratum' pale yellow [Stokes] - Hawaii Series mix white, blue, pink [Stokes]
- 'White Hawaii' white [Swallowtail] [Florveneto]
- 'Blue Hawaii' blue [Swallowtail] [Stokes] [Dominion]
- 'Royal Hawaii' purple [Stokes]
- 'Leilani Blue' bright blue [Park] [Stokes] [Dominion] [Swallowtail]
- 'Leilani Blue F1' [Harris]
- 'Pacific' purple [Florveneto]
- 'Pearl Blue' blue [Stokes]
- 'Swing Pink' light pink [Florveneto]
- 'Red Sea' pink [Harris]
'Red Top' pink/purple [Johnny's]
'Tall Blue Planet' blue [Johnny's]
'Timeless Rose' purple [John Scheepers]
'Tycoon Purple' bright purple [Stokes]
'White Bouquet' white [John Scheepers] [Johnny's] - ..
- Generic [Heirloom]
- ...
- Seed Sources:
- Borghese Gardens: http://www.borghesegardens.com/flower.htm
Dominion: http://www.dominion-seed-house.com/en-ca/ProductList.aspx?Crit=ageratum&PL=1
Harris Seeds: http://www.harrisseeds.com/storefront/s-324-ageratum.aspx
Heirloom Flower Seeds: http://www.heirloomseeds.com/flowers.htm
John Scheepers Kitchen Garden Seeds: http://www.kitchengardenseeds.com/cgi-bin/catview.cgi?_fn=Product&_category=134
Johnny's Selected Seeds: http://www.johnnyseeds.com/c-56-ageratum.aspx
Park Seeds: http://www.parkseed.com/gardening/PD/0033/
Stokes Seeds: http://www.stokeseeds.com/category.aspx?CategoryID=157
Swallowtail Garden Seeds: http://www.swallowtailgardenseeds.com/annuals/ageratum.html
Thompson and Morgan: http://www.tmseeds.com/product/Ageratum-Houstonianum-Blue-Danube-F1-Hybrid/Shop_Annual_Flower_Seed - Florveneto: http://www.florveneto.it/pubblico_08/enciclopedia.asp?nome=A&cerca_qua=yzxcv