About
Ageratina ligustrina is a medium-sized evergreen shrub that may grow larger when planted in a protected location. It features light green, ovate foliage and produces sizable clusters of small white flowers that emit a subtle fragrance.
About the genus
Ageratina consists of shrubs or herbaceous perennials characterized by their opposite leaves and clusters of small tubular flowers arranged in corymbs.
Growing conditions
- Sunlight
- Full sun, Partial shade
- Soil type
- Chalk, Loam, Sand
- Soil pH
- Acid, Alkaline, Neutral
- Soil moisture
- Well-drained
- Aspect
- West-facing, South-facing
- Exposure
- Sheltered
- UK hardiness
- H3
Plant details
- Plant type
- Shrubs, Conservatory Greenhouse
- Habit
- Bushy
- Foliage
- Evergreen
- Height
- 2.5-4 metres
- Spread
- 2.5-4 metres
- Time to full height
- 10-20 years
- Suggested uses
- Coastal, City and courtyard gardens, Cottage and informal garden
- Native to
- Mexico to Costa Rica
- Fragrance
- Flower
Care notes
- Cultivation
- Grow in well-drained soil in full sun or light shade with protection from cold, drying winds. Protect roots with a dry winter mulch
- Pruning
- Pruning group 8
- Propagation
- Root softwood cuttings in spring
- Pest resistance
- Slugs and aphids may be troublesome
- Disease resistance
- Generally disease-free