Blue Mistflower

Description:

This native wildflower has lovely purple blooms, attracting bees and butterflies late into the year and well after many other flowers have ceased blooming. Superficially, it resembles a common garden plant and troublesome invasive escapee, Ageratum. Blue mistflower can also spread quickly and can also become a pest.

Habitat:

Distribution USA: AL , AR , DC , DE , FL , GA , IL , IN , KS , KY , LA , MD , MI , MO , MS , NC , NE , NJ , NY , OH , OK , PA , SC , TN , TX , VA , WV Native Distribution: NJ to s. IL & e. KS, s. to FL & TX Native Habitat: Wood margins; stream banks; low woods; wet meadows; ditches

Notes:

Spotted in the Cohutta Wilderness Area