There is still a lot going on in Nancy Nightingale’s garden. Obviously there is the singing, dancing and a little rough housing, but also there are dahlias, rudbeckia, cosmos and calendula. Although past their best, looking a little windblown and tatty around the edges, they still contain enough vibrancy to restrain the tidy instinct that is strong at this time of year.
This ageratum, grown from a mixed packet earlier in the year, keeps drawing me back for another inspection. Coconut ice, pure and simple. And that, of course, is a good thing.
Off The Edge Gardening 
That looks good enough to eat!
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It tastes like coconut . . . and maybe ice.
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Dang! I think I would go back for that one too. So many of these varieties of ageratum I have never seen before. I know only the common bedding plant. It is nice blue, but . . . sort of like . . . . a bedding plant.
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I didn’t try, honest!
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Gorgeous. Do remember to collect some seeds.
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Hope there will be some left when I next visit. Fingers crossed.
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Nice. Do the flowers open in a mix or is it a case of opening in one colour and changing to the other as the bloom ages? I guess cultivar name is unknown, darn it!
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Sorry, no name, just one of a mix. I think they lighten as they mature. Lovely.
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She is a beauty Luda. I think I will look for seeds for next year. Delicious. 🌼
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I like the name Luda, might keep it. Hope you find some seed, it is quite tall which is nice.
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My apologies. I was catching up with so many people yesterday. 🌼
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No need to apologise 🙂
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Pretty, and unusual, flowers. xx
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Yes, it stood out to me, do you grow ageratum at the plot?
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No, I’ve never grown it but may well do so next year. xx
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I’m also reminded of the shape of fireworks when they’re blown across the night sky- although it isn’t night in your photo, obviously. Perhaps a little lateral thinking needed. It’s a very pretty plant…I only know the blue one.
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Yes, I can see that too! Lateral thinking is a great thing. 🙂
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It’s always a treat to hear news of NN’s garden. So true about the tidying instinct. The secateurs are always at the ready.
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It is always great fun there! Yes, sometimes we have to keep the secateurs hidden from ourselves.
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