Artist Alto Blue Ageratum Seeds - Flower, 30 seeds

Quantity: 30 Seeds / pack

Artist Alto Blue Ageratum is a compact flossflower grown for its powder-blue, fluffy pompom blooms. Its neat, mounding habit makes it a favorite for edging, borders, and containers, where it flowers steadily from summer until frost.

Why choose our seeds?

• Soft blue, fluffy blooms on compact, mounding plants
• Neat habit ideal for edging, borders, window boxes, and containers
• Steady flowering from summer to frost with deadheading

How to grow Artist Alto Blue Ageratum seeds

Choose Your Planting Method

• Indoors: Start seeds indoors 6-8 weeks before the last frost.
• Outdoors: Sow outdoors after the last frost, once the soil is warm.

Prepare Your Materials

• Seed-starting trays or pots (if indoors)
• Well-draining potting mix
• Clear plastic wrap or a humidity dome
• Spray bottle for misting

Sowing the Seeds

• Surface sow — press seeds gently onto moist seed-starting mix; do not cover, as ageratum seeds need light to germinate
• Mist lightly to settle the seeds

Provide the Right Conditions

• Light: Bright, indirect light; seeds need light to germinate
• Temperature: 70-75°F (21-24°C)
• Humidity: Cover with plastic wrap or a dome until germination to keep the surface moist

Germination

• Seeds germinate in 5-10 days
• Remove the cover once seedlings emerge and provide good air circulation

Transplanting

• Transplant after all frost danger has passed
• Harden off over 7-10 days
• Space plants 6-10 inches apart

Care Tips

• Sun: Full sun to part shade
• Water: Keep soil evenly moist; do not let plants dry out completely
• Fertilizer: Light feeders — an occasional balanced liquid feed during the season is plenty
• Pinch back young seedlings to encourage fuller, bushier plants and deadhead spent blooms regularly to prolong flowering

Bloom Time:

Summer until the first frost.