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Centaurea montana 'Blue' (30)ct Flat

Centaurea montana ‘Blue’ (30)ct Flat

Original price was: $98.70.Current price is: $77.60.

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Centaurea montana ‘Blue’ Common Name: Perennial Bachelor’s Button, Mountain Bluet, perennial cornflower. Zones 3 to 8. Full Sun. Plants reach 24 inches tall and 24 to 36 inches wide; Herbaceous perennial. Growth rate: Medium; erect, stoloniferous, clump-forming self-seeding perennial.

Centaurea’s blue, fringed flowers blossom from early to midsummer and usually blooms again in the fall if plants are cut back hard after the first flush. This species is a low, spreading one and it will self-seed prolifically if it is not deadheaded. Looks best when planted en mass where the blue flower display has the most visual impact.

Centaurea thrives in well-drained, limey soils and is easily grown in average, dry to medium soils. Avoid rich, fertile soils and soggy winter conditions. If planted in too much shade Centaurea will become leggy and floppy. Growing it in full sun and cutting it back hard after flowering should eliminate the need to stake it. Native to dry sites, Centaurea montana ‘Blue’ is somewhat drought tolerant.

Can spread somewhat rapidly by stolons to form colonies in optimum growing conditions, particularly in cool northern climates. Remove spent flower stalks to the ground after bloom. Plants may be divided every 2 to 3 years.

The flowers are old-fashioned favorites in cut flower bouquets. Attributes: border fronts, cut flower, drought tolerant, cottage gardens or naturalized areas. Attract butterflies like magnets in the garden.

Thirty (30) plants per flat (or tray). Approximate Plug Measurements: 3 inches deep x 2 inches wide.

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