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Bartlettina sordida
Also called Blue Mist Flower
Bartlettina sordida is an evergreen shrub from Mexican cloud forests, grown for its large clusters of mauve to magenta-blue scented flowers in spring. It needs part shade, moist well-drained rich soil, and protection from frost.
Bartlettina sordida, the purple torch, bartlettina, or blue mist flower, is a flowering plant which is endemic to cloud forest habitats in Mexico. It was formerly classified in the genus Eupatorium.
Bartlettina sordida is cultivated as an ornamental plant for use in gardens and parks. They are pollinator plants, attractive to butterflies.
The plant prefers bright dappled shade, and moist, well draining soils high in organic matter. The plant is frost tender below 25/30 °F (1/3 °C). Propagation is via seed, or semihardwood cuttings taken in autumn and winter or from prunings taken after flowering in late spring.
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The care summary was written by AI (Claude, Anthropic) from the sources on this page, with general growing knowledge where they are silent. Check before relying on it.
Life form, climate and native range: World Checklist of Vascular Plants, Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew (CC BY 3.0), reformatted; see Plants of the World Online.
