Conoclinium coelestinum

mistflower, blue mistflower

Asteraceae (Compositae)

Plant Specifics

Form:

flower

Size:

1-2 ft

Life Span:

short-lived perennial

Flower Color:

blue,purple,lavender

Fruit Color:

Phenology:

Winter dormant. Blooms late summer into fall. Forms large patches by rhizomes.

Noted For:

Showy Flowers

Landscaping

Recommended Uses:

Moist wildflower garden or butterfly garden. Edges of water features. Will spread to form large patches.

Considerations:

Light:

Full Sun, Part Sun

Moisture Tolerance:

Usually moist, occasional inundation ---- to ---- Not wet but not extremely dry

Salt Water Flooding Tolerance:

Unknown

Salt Spray/Salty Soil Tolerance:

Low/no tolerance of salty wind or direct salt spray

Soil or Other Substrate:

Sand, Loam, Organic

Suitable to Grow In:

8A,8B,9A,9B,10A,10B,11

Ecology

Wildlife:

Pollinators, Butterflies

Nectar plant for obscure skipper ( Panoquina panoquinoides ), salt marsh skipper ( Panoquina panoquin ), southern broken-dash ( Wallengrenia otho ), three-spotted skipper ( Cymaenes tripunctus ) and other butterflies. ( IRC )


Attracts bees.

Native Habitats:

Riverine swamps, cypress savannas.