Color Challenge - Sunday - Purple: Ageratum Houstonianum - Bluemink/Flossflower by crazymumzysa

View this thread on steempeak.com
colorchallenge · @crazymumzysa ·
$40.26
Color Challenge - Sunday - Purple: Ageratum Houstonianum - Bluemink/Flossflower
![](https://cdn.steemitimages.com/DQmRvdfZ5HbTAPgj7RXMvmQrYKEN63V9PMvb39Rye4uE23k/image.png)

**The Blue Mink with its showy pom-pom flowers which grows about 1m high, it is an annual herbaceous plant, a hermaphrodite (both male and female organs), native to the Caribbean, Central America and Mexico, and is part of the Asteraceae family.**

![20180507_083504.jpg](https://cdn.steemitimages.com/DQmaPy8qVZnUqjsYWW6YvadNkCDaHKpqsy7HWX3dem94zPE/20180507_083504.jpg)

**They are perfect for adding colour to beddings, borders, containers and in rock gardens.**

![](https://cdn.steemitimages.com/DQmNubdSqAKUyyJL6bRB2nP8UMEYSVDvt714WSA3Tx8Zi9i/image.png)

**They have branched cluster of flower heads at the tip of each stem.  The flower consists of hairy bracts with long floral projections.  Each flower head has numerous tiny flowers.  The blooms come in blue, pink, purple and white**

![](https://cdn.steemitimages.com/DQmYegUEqRhUPTpzXDT8J7MEvQrMdHuvGUYgbDdRkBRtASY/image.png)

**The leaves are dark green, oppositely arranged at the base but are alternately arranged at the top of the stem.  It is hairy, heart-shaped and toothed (2-7cm long).  The stems are also hairy and green, purplish or reddish in colour.**

![](https://cdn.steemitimages.com/DQmS2HvyFhQecuephMzBvDDFqoQsJf8qqSyqTe2XzRbugr5/image.png)

**This half-hardy plant thrives in tropical regions, full sunlight in dry or moist soils.**

![20180507_084456.jpg](https://cdn.steemitimages.com/DQmYBP7Q4JaxHxcEvMnQvrZ6ztkcBMBXXWWZVSyaa17f7Vo/20180507_084456.jpg)

**It is a highly invasive species in Australia and South Africa (listed as a noxious weed) as it is a rampant environmental weed which poses a threat to the biodiversity.  The plant is also toxic as it contains pyrrolizidine alkaloids which cause liver lesions to crazing animals.**

https://assets.bhg.com/bhg/images/2014/1/16/garden-quotes-013.jpg?6i1WmhEzPbxw3kiBrne.jxRih3bAXYdN
[Image Credit](assets.bhg.com/bhg/images/2014/1/16/garden-quotes-013.jpg?6i1WmhEzPbxw3kiBrne.jxRih3bAXYdN)

Happy Gardening!!
----

Keep smiling, reading, writing and voting!!
--------------------
👍  , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , ,
properties (23)
post_id54,129,341
authorcrazymumzysa
permlinkcolor-challenge-sunday-purple-ageratum-houstonianum-bluemink-flossflower
categorycolorchallenge
json_metadata{"format":"markdown","tags":["colorchallenge","photography","flowers","gardening"],"links":["assets.bhg.com\/bhg\/images\/2014\/1\/16\/garden-quotes-013.jpg?6i1WmhEzPbxw3kiBrne.jxRih3bAXYdN"],"image":["https:\/\/cdn.steemitimages.com\/DQmRvdfZ5HbTAPgj7RXMvmQrYKEN63V9PMvb39Rye4uE23k\/image.png"],"app":"steemit\/0.1"}
created2018-06-24 04:09:00
last_update2018-06-24 04:09:00
depth0
children5
net_rshares20,046,821,218,284
last_payout2018-07-01 04:09:00
cashout_time1969-12-31 23:59:59
total_payout_value31.242 SBD
curator_payout_value9.020 SBD
pending_payout_value0.000 SBD
promoted0.000 SBD
body_length2,109
author_reputation126,538,366,041,409
root_title"Color Challenge - Sunday - Purple: Ageratum Houstonianum - Bluemink/Flossflower"
beneficiaries[]
max_accepted_payout1,000,000.000 SBD
percent_steem_dollars10,000
author_curate_reward""
vote details (61)
@a-0-0 · 
Please upvote: https://steemit.com/free/@bible.com/4qcr2i
properties (22)
post_id54,129,421
authora-0-0
permlinkre-crazymumzysa-color-challenge-sunday-purple-ageratum-houstonianum-bluemink-flossflower-20180624t040944498z
categorycolorchallenge
json_metadata{"tags":["colorchallenge"],"links":["https:\/\/steemit.com\/free\/@bible.com\/4qcr2i"],"app":"steemit\/0.1"}
created2018-06-24 04:10:03
last_update2018-06-24 04:10:03
depth1
children0
net_rshares0
last_payout2018-07-01 04:10:03
cashout_time1969-12-31 23:59:59
total_payout_value0.000 SBD
curator_payout_value0.000 SBD
pending_payout_value0.000 SBD
promoted0.000 SBD
body_length57
author_reputation-4,860,340,175,990
root_title"Color Challenge - Sunday - Purple: Ageratum Houstonianum - Bluemink/Flossflower"
beneficiaries[]
max_accepted_payout1,000,000.000 SBD
percent_steem_dollars10,000
@kelivivillegas · 
I love flowers, and those are very beautiful and exotic.
properties (22)
post_id54,130,247
authorkelivivillegas
permlinkre-crazymumzysa-color-challenge-sunday-purple-ageratum-houstonianum-bluemink-flossflower-20180624t042038365z
categorycolorchallenge
json_metadata{"tags":["colorchallenge"],"app":"steemit\/0.1"}
created2018-06-24 04:20:39
last_update2018-06-24 04:20:39
depth1
children0
net_rshares0
last_payout2018-07-01 04:20:39
cashout_time1969-12-31 23:59:59
total_payout_value0.000 SBD
curator_payout_value0.000 SBD
pending_payout_value0.000 SBD
promoted0.000 SBD
body_length56
author_reputation-12,302,687,708
root_title"Color Challenge - Sunday - Purple: Ageratum Houstonianum - Bluemink/Flossflower"
beneficiaries[]
max_accepted_payout1,000,000.000 SBD
percent_steem_dollars10,000
@gillianpearce · 
That's a shame that flower is an invasive species @crazymumzysa. It looks very pretty and something a bit different. I don't think we have them here in the UK. 😊
👍  
properties (23)
post_id54,196,809
authorgillianpearce
permlinkre-crazymumzysa-color-challenge-sunday-purple-ageratum-houstonianum-bluemink-flossflower-20180624t163834900z
categorycolorchallenge
json_metadata{"tags":["colorchallenge"],"users":["crazymumzysa"],"app":"steemit\/0.1"}
created2018-06-24 16:38:36
last_update2018-06-24 16:38:36
depth1
children0
net_rshares492,084,226
last_payout2018-07-01 16:38:36
cashout_time1969-12-31 23:59:59
total_payout_value0.000 SBD
curator_payout_value0.000 SBD
pending_payout_value0.000 SBD
promoted0.000 SBD
body_length169
author_reputation28,546,676,634,979
root_title"Color Challenge - Sunday - Purple: Ageratum Houstonianum - Bluemink/Flossflower"
beneficiaries[]
max_accepted_payout1,000,000.000 SBD
percent_steem_dollars10,000
author_curate_reward""
vote details (1)
@tulio77 · 
Very beautiful flower,  j love the colour.
properties (22)
post_id54,686,376
authortulio77
permlinkre-crazymumzysa-color-challenge-sunday-purple-ageratum-houstonianum-bluemink-flossflower-20180628t123616866z
categorycolorchallenge
json_metadata{"tags":["colorchallenge"],"app":"steemit\/0.1"}
created2018-06-28 12:36:21
last_update2018-06-28 12:36:21
depth1
children0
net_rshares0
last_payout2018-07-05 12:36:21
cashout_time1969-12-31 23:59:59
total_payout_value0.000 SBD
curator_payout_value0.000 SBD
pending_payout_value0.000 SBD
promoted0.000 SBD
body_length42
author_reputation85,331,840,145
root_title"Color Challenge - Sunday - Purple: Ageratum Houstonianum - Bluemink/Flossflower"
beneficiaries[]
max_accepted_payout1,000,000.000 SBD
percent_steem_dollars0
@tulio77 · 
Resteemed!
properties (22)
post_id54,686,508
authortulio77
permlinkre-crazymumzysa-color-challenge-sunday-purple-ageratum-houstonianum-bluemink-flossflower-20180628t123733109z
categorycolorchallenge
json_metadata{"tags":["colorchallenge"],"app":"steemit\/0.1"}
created2018-06-28 12:37:39
last_update2018-06-28 12:37:39
depth1
children0
net_rshares0
last_payout2018-07-05 12:37:39
cashout_time1969-12-31 23:59:59
total_payout_value0.000 SBD
curator_payout_value0.000 SBD
pending_payout_value0.000 SBD
promoted0.000 SBD
body_length10
author_reputation85,331,840,145
root_title"Color Challenge - Sunday - Purple: Ageratum Houstonianum - Bluemink/Flossflower"
beneficiaries[]
max_accepted_payout1,000,000.000 SBD
percent_steem_dollars0
Help/Feedback