Centaurea, Mountain Bluet, Bachelor's Button
| Botanical Name: | Centaurea montana |
| Category: | Sun Perennials |
| Height: | 18-24" |
| Spread: | 18-24" |
| Exposure: | Sun |
| Care: | Cut back in fall or spring before new growth begins; Deadhead after blooming to encourage more flowers. |
| Deer Resistant: | Y |
| Description: | Single blue flowers appear from spring to mid-summer on plants with somewhat hairy, mid-green foliage. Easily grown in average well-drained soils in full sun. Drought tolerant. |
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Avalanche Coneflower
Bath's Pink Dianthus, Cheddar Pinks
Becky Shasta Daisy
Biokovo Cranesbill Geranium
Blue False Indigo
Brazilian Verbena, Peruvian Verbena
Bright Eyes Garden Phlox
Brookside Cranesbill Geranium
Candytuft
Caradonna Meadow Sage
Cauticola Stonecrop, Cauticola Sedum
Centaurea, Mountain Bluet, Bachelor's Button
Coneflowers
David Garden Phlox
Daylilies
Dwarf Coreopsis, Tickseed, Mouse Eared Coreopsis
Firewitch Dianthus, Cheddar Pinks
First Light Perennial Sunflower, Swamp Sunflower
Georgia Blue Creeping Speedwell, Georgia Blue Veronica
German Iris, Bearded Iris
Gooseneck Loosestrife
Hardy Ice Plant
Japanese Anemones, Windflowers
John Creech Stonecrop, John Creech Sedum
Kim's Knee High Purple Coneflower
Magnus Purple Coneflower
Mango Meadowbrite Coneflower
Matrona Stonecrop, Matrona Sedum
May Night Meadow Sage
Moonbeam Coreopsis, Moonbeam Tickseed, Moonbeam Threadleaf Coreopsis
Oriental Lilies
Pink Coreopsis, Pink Tickseed, Pink Threadleaf Coreopsis
Pink Double Delight Purple Coneflower
Powis Castle Artemisia, Silver Sage
Russian Sage
Sheffield Daisy, Sheffield Chrysanthemum
Silver Carpet Lamb's Ears
Siskyou Pink Gaura, Pink Wandflower
Snow Hills Meadow Sage
Stella d' Oro Daylily
Summer Sun False Sunflower
Sunrise Coneflower
Sunset Coneflower
Sweet Caroline Hardy Hibiscus, Rose Mallow
Twilight Coneflower
Weihenstephaner Gold Stonecrop, Weihenphenstaner Gold Sedum
White Swan Coneflower
Zagreb Coreopsis, Zagreb Tickseed, Zagreb Threadleaf Coreopsis