About Blue Mist Flower Plants

Monarchs, Queens, Swallowtails, and many butterflies are all known to frequent these fuzzy little flowers. They come into full bloom in late summer and early fall, and serve as a crucial source of nectar fuel for the fall migratory butterflies. They remain vibrant until the first frost when they die to the ground. When spring returns, the Blue Mistflower bounces right back, usually bigger and better than before.

The Blue Mist flower prefers heavy cleay soil with lots of organic matter (it thrives naturally in ditches and beside streams). The plant is drought tolerant. It’s at its best in full sun, but will happily bloom in dappled shade as well. The bitter-tasting foliage means rabbits will prefer to snack on something else.

Blue Mistflower grows to a height of 1-3 feet with a 2-foot spread, and blooms reliably and prolifically. It’s ideal for use as a tall ground cover. The only real effort needed on your part is to either plant it with lots of room to grow (it spreads by self-seeding and rhizomes) or nestle it into a container. Its exuberant ways will overwhelm smaller plants if they’re too close.

Blue Mistflower is easy-growing, easy-going…the masses of small blooms atop the Blue Mistflower will be a reliable nectar treat for many butterflies. Register to adopt a plant today and attract beautiful monarchs this fall!

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