Blue Mistflower

Conoclinium coelestinum (L.) DC.

Aster family

Plant Type

Forb/herb

Life Cycle

Perennial

Mature Height

3.0 feet

Flower Color

Blue, Purple

Bloom Time

Early Summer, Mid Summer, Late Summer, Fall

Growing Conditions

Light

Shade Tolerance Intermediate

Water

Water Use Medium

Soil

CaCO3 Tolerance Medium

Ecosystem & Wildlife

Pollinators Native Bees; Bombus; Honey Bees; Beetles, Wasps, Flies; Moths; Butterflies; Monarchs; Larval Host (Butterfly); Larval Host (Moth)

Larval Host Danaus gilippus berenice, Euceron carolina, Synchlora aerata aerata

Native Range

USA: Alabama, Arkansas, Delaware, Florida, Georgia, Illinois, Indiana, Kansas, Kentucky, Louisiana, Maryland, Michigan, Mississippi, Missouri, Nebraska, New Jersey, New York, North Carolina, Ohio, Oklahoma, Pennsylvania, South Carolina, Tennessee, Texas, Virginia, West Virginia
CAN: Ontario

Regional Native Status: L48 (N), CAN (I)

State-level native status is based on data available through Plants of the World Online. Regional Native Status comes from the USDA Plants Database. For more detailed native status information, please refer to BONAP.