mist-flower

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mist-flower - rhizomatous plant of central and southeastern United States and West Indies having large showy heads of clear blue flowers; sometimes placed in genus Eupatorium

ageratum, Conoclinium coelestinum, Eupatorium coelestinum, mistflower

flower - a plant cultivated for its blooms or blossoms

Conoclinium, genus Conoclinium - mistflower

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Several plants such as tepeguaje (Leucaena pulverulenta), tropical sage (Salvia coccinea), anacahuita (Cordia boisseri), pigeonberry (Rivina humilis), mist-flower (Eupatorium sp.), Turk's cap (Malaviscus drummondii), Indian mallow (Abutilon incanum), elbow-bush (Forestiera angustifolia), and chilipiquin (Capsicum annuum) continued to flower during this coldest part of the year so long as soil moisture was adequate.

April in 1986 was a windy, warm, and droughty month and many annuals such as tropical sage and catchweed bedstraw (Galium aparine) disappeared, and perennials such as pigeon-berry and mist-flower wilted.

Retama, Texas ebony, tepeguaje, anacahuita, catchweed bedstraw, tropical sage, mist-flower, and pigeon-berry continued flowering.