White Mistflower
Ageratina havanensis
White mistflower is a fall-blooming Texas shrub that erupts in fragrant, fuzzy white-to-pink flower clouds just as migrating butterflies and pollinators pass through. Drought- and deer-resistant.
- Family
- Asteraceae
- Type
- shrub
- Lifespan
- perennial
- Height
- 3–5 ft
- Spacing
- 3–5 ft apart
- Light
- sun, part shade
- Soil moisture
- dry
- Soil pH
- neutral, alkaline
- Bloom
- April, May, June, July, September, October, November, December
- Bloom colors
- white, pink
- Wildlife value
- butterflies, hummingbirds, larval host, pollinators
- Landscape uses
- hedge or screen, foundation
- Native states
- TX