Conoclinium coelestinum
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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: | NA | |
| 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. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Propagation: | Seed, division. Seeds are available through the Florida Wildflowers Growers Cooperative. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Availability: | Native nurseries, Seed | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Light: | Full Sun, Part Shade | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Moisture Tolerance: |
always floodedextremely dry |
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| (Usually moist, occasional inundation ----- to ----- Not wet but not extremely dry) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Moisture Tolerance: | Usually moist, occasional inundation ----- to ----- Not wet but not extremely dry | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Salt Water Flooding Tolerance: | Not salt tolerant of inundation by salty or brackish water. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Salt Spray/ Salty Soil Tolerance: | Low/no tolerance of salty wind or direct salt spray | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Soil or other substrate: | Loam, Organic material (muck), Sand | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Soil pH: | Adaptable | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Ecology
| Wildlife: |
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| Insects: | 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. |
Distribution and Planting Zones
Natural Range in Florida
USDA Zones
Suitable to grow in:
10A 10B 11 8A 8B 9A 9B
USDA zones are based on minimum winter temperatures