Propagation: 2014 Seed Starting, part 2, 0 by warriorswisdomkathy

warriorswisdomkathy wrote:
Yes juhur, it is Centaurea montana, (mountain bluet or perennial corflower). I just love the blue!!!! It was one of the first plants I started gardening with all those years ago.... It's also a indicator plant, when it gets a bit wilty it's telling me it's time to water the whole garden. I cut mine back after a few cycles of bloom and let it regrow a new flush of leaves and flowers, hence, it's an all summer bloomer for me....It's one that the deer don't ever touch, they hate the fuzzy leaves.

Pix is Centaurea montana 'Amethyst in Snow', this one reseeds more than the blue. Also got another new one which is a darker blue they call 'Blackie', sure hope I get some bloom from it this year, I don't remember it blooming last summer but it's still there.... I still want to locate one of the pink flowering plants but have only seen it available in Europe so far...(darn)...