Scientific Name Centaurea montana Common Name Mountain bluet

Perennial Flowers Consumer Hort Index - Fact Sheets

Characteristics Season early summer Height 12-24 inches Hardiness USDA Hardiness Zone 3-8 Flower Color blue Soil well drained Exposure full sun to part shade Propagation seed, division in fall, spring North Carolina Regions Mountains, Piedmont, Coastal Plain Comments Many species of Bachelor's buttons are annuals, but Mountain bluet is a perennial, which is valued for its clear, blue flowers with fringed margins. Origin Europe

Prepared by: orginally by Alice B. Russell, retired Extension Specialist, NC State University
                     maintained and expanded by Erv Evans, Consumer Horticulturist, NC State University

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