Luckily, blue mistflower checks all of those boxes. Blue mistflower (Conoclinium coelestinum), also sometimes called hardy ageratum, is a beautiful wildflower ... by both seeds and rhizomes ...

Blue-loving bluebirds and purple-obsessed finches are likely ... bloom for as long as they can, deadhead the flowers before they go to seed. If possible, snip away individual blossoms and stems ...

Bluebonnets grow in the wild all over Texas, but the state seeds bluebonnets along highways which helps reduce maintenance costs because native wildflower species need less mowing and care.