Description
Clusters of white in fall – looks like a big Ageratum – August to October.
Eupatorium coelestinum album syn Conoclinium coelestinum ‘Album’ Mistflower ‘Album’ Z 3-7
$10.25/barerootClusters of white in fall – looks like a big Ageratum – August to October.
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