Blue Mistflower (Conoclinium coelestinum) | Indigenous Plant | This Land

Blue Mistflower

Conoclinium coelestinum

[ kon-oh-KLY-nee-um koh-el-ES-tin-um ]

● Available Now Perennial/Forb

Growing Conditions

Light ◑ Full Sun–Part Shade
Height ▲ 1–3 ft
Moisture 💧 Moist–Medium
Soil ◎ Moist loam, clay or sand; tolerates occasional flooding
Bloom ❀ Summer–Fall
Color Blue-violet

Wildlife Value & Uses

Late-season nectar for butterflies incl. migrating monarchs and native bees (special value); host for Clymene and Lined Ruby Tiger moths; birds eat seed; rhizomatous groundcover
Late-season color for moist meadows rain gardens and stream banks; deer resistant. Caution: spreads aggressively by rhizomes and seed; thin runners

Part of These Collections

Native Bees Monarch Waystation Rain Garden Woodland Edge

Sources & References

USDA PLANTS, Lady Bird Johnson Wildflower Center, NC Extension Gardener, Flora of Pennsylvania, Prairie Moon, Xerces Society

Last updated: September 9, 2026

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