Ageratina — 5 species

Botanical species in the genus Ageratina recorded in the PlantPeers database.

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Ageratina altissima

Ageratina altissima

Family: Asteraceae

Cultivation

An easily grown plant, succeeding in an ordinary well-drained but moisture retentive garden soil in sun or part shade. It prefers part shade in moist, humus-rich soils, although it also does reasonably well in dryish soils. These plants have decidedly better shade tolerance than most other species in the genus The flowers are very attractive to butterflies.

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Ageratina aromatica

Ageratina aromatica

Family: Asteraceae

Cultivation

Succeeds in an ordinary well-drained but moisture retentive garden soil in sun or part shade. Probably hybridizes in the wild with with Ageratina altissima.

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Ageratina herbacea

Ageratina herbacea

Family: Asteraceae

Cultivation

Succeeds in an ordinary well-drained but moisture retentive garden soil in sun or part shade.

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Ageratina occidentalis

Ageratina occidentalis

Family: Asteraceae

Cultivation

Succeeds in an ordinary well-drained but moisture retentive garden soil in sun or part shade.

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Ageratina riparia
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Ageratina riparia

Ageratina riparia

Family: Asteraceae

Cultivation

The plant is damaged by frost. Tolerant of shade. The plant is often grown as an ornamental.

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