Centaurea montana - Mountain bluet sun perennial and hummingbirds to play in

and hummingbirds to play in your garden all summer long

Foliage Color: Green Shades

The end of each petal is so puckered they appear notched

compact size

Centaurea montana - Mountain bluet sun perennial and hummingbirds to play inMountain Bluet is an erect, clump forming perennial flower which is native to Europe. Genus came from the popular name of various plants in the late 14th century, from Medieval Latin centaurea, from Latin centaureum, from Greek kentaureion, from kentauros "centaur", so called because the plant's medicinal properties were discovered by Chiron the centaur. Specific epithet means pertaining to mountains or coming from mountains. It is known for it's