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Mountain Bluet - Bachelors Button
Mountain Bluet - Bachelors Button The Centaurea ‘Bachelor's Button’, Centaurea montana, also known as Cornflower and Blue Bottle, has small thistle-like single flowers at the end of a delicate stem. These radiant flowers are bright blue and very showy, with gray-green foliage. With a height of 24” and a plant width of 12-24”, it is an excellent late summer to early fall bloomer. If cut back after blooming, it will continue to produce new blooms throughout the season. Centaurea ‘Bachelor's Button’ is tolerant of cool winters. Plant in a location with poor, dry, to moderately moist, well-drained soil in full sun; sun will help it to bloom throughout early to mid-summer. The gray-green, lance-shaped foliage adds contrast to this plant, and it knows no serious insect or disease problems. Use Centaurea ‘Bachelor's Button’ massed in border fronts, cottage gardens or naturalized areas. For a stunning effect, plant with other perennials, like ‘Illumination’ Vinca, ‘Variegated’ Sedum or Echinacea ‘Purple Coneflower’. This flower is simple to grow and maintain, so is a great plant to share with friends! * Cold tolerant * Gray-green foliage * Showy flowers
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