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Ageratum is a genus of around 3 dozens of mostly annual plants from tropical Americas. The most common type is the Floss Flower (Ageratum houstonianum), an annual heavily used as a bedding and edging plant. The name Ageratum comes from the Greek for 'not growing old'.

Floss Flower (Ageratum houstonianum)

Flat Top Ageratum (Ageratum corymbosum)
Species and varieties
Ageratum corymbosum Flattop Ageratum, Butterfly Mist
Ageratum houstonianum Floss Flower
Synonym and obsolete names
Ageratum guatemalense synonym of Ageratum corymbosum (Flattop Ageratum, Butterfly Mist)
Ageratum mexicanum synonym of Ageratum houstonianum (Floss Flower)

 

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