General Plant Information (Edit)
Plant Habit: Herb/Forb
Life cycle: Annual
Sun Requirements: Full Sun
Full Sun to Partial Shade
Water Preferences: Mesic
Plant Height: 1 to 1.5 feet
Plant Spread: 1 to 1.5 feet
Flowers: Showy
Flower Color: Lavender
Bloom Size: 1"-2"
Flower Time: Late summer or early fall
Fall
Propagation: Seeds: Suitable for wintersowing
Pollinators: Various insects

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Common names
  • Blue Chrysanthemum
Botanical names
  • Accepted: Heteropappus hispidus
  • Synonym: Heteropappus meyendorfii

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Location: Cheyenne, Wyoming
Date: 2014-11-01
Location: Cheyenne, Wyoming
Date: 2015-09-11
Plant Events from our members
lovesblooms On February 6, 2017 Seeds germinated
sprouted indoors in unheated basement (~45-50 F) before I could set outside, but conditions are similar outdoors--will set outside
lovesblooms On January 28, 2017 Seeds sown
winter sown
lovesblooms On March 19, 2015 Seeds germinated
lovesblooms On February 1, 2015 Seeds sown
winter sown
MrsBinWY On April 13, 2019 Potted up
16 pots with several seedlings per pot
MrsBinWY On January 31, 2019 Seeds germinated
a dozen or more
MrsBinWY On January 26, 2019 Seeds sown
sprinkle of seeds from 2017G in milk jug @ room temp
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