| Description | A short annual with clusters of puffy blue flowers. |
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| Pronunciation | (a-jer-A-tum)(hew-so-nee-AH-num) |
| Plant Type | All Plants, Annuals |
| Sunlight | full |
| Moisture | average |
| Soil & Site | average |
| Temperature | This is a tender garden annual turning black at the first frost. Planting sooner than Memorial Day weekend may be risky (zone #5). |
| Flowers | small 1/4-1/2" blue flowers, in clusters forming a fluffy ball |
| Dimensions | 6 inches tall, space 8-10 inches, mounding growth habit |
| Maintenance | As the flowers die they need to be dead headed which is no easy task. Flowers are on short scapes and are hard to remove. This is one plant I don't enjoy the task of dead heading. |
| Propagation | seeds |
| Native Site | Native to Mexico and Central and South America |
| Misc Facts | Named after William Houston who collected the species in the Antilles and Mexico. |
| Author's Notes | I have used this cultivar many times in commercial gardens and always has been a strong grower for me. |
| Notes & Reference | #27-Rodales Annual Gardens, #28-Cottage Garden Annuals, #51-Armitage's Manual of Annuals, Biennials and Half Hardy Perennials) |
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