Centaurea montana 'Jordy'
Centaurea ‘Jordy’ has deepest purple flowers in place of the regular royal blue. Bachelor's buttons are a classic cottage garden perennial.
Description:
Centaurea montana ‘Jordy’ has deepest purple flowers in place of the regular royal blue sometimes looking purple-burgundy depending on the light. Bachelor's buttons are a classic cottage garden perennial with a long bloom period from spring through summer of intriguing, dissected, spidery flowers. If plants get leggy, chop them hard to the ground. They will soon reflush and begin reblooming.
Common Name: Bachelor's Button
Family: Asteraceae (The Aster/Daisy Family)
Zone Hardiness: 3-9
Light: Full Sun
Height: 12-24"
Width: 12-24"
Primary Bloom Colour: Purple
Secondary Bloom Colour: Burgundy
Class: Deciduous
Type: Perennial
Bloom Time: Summer
Soil Moisture: Average, Drought Tolerant
Stem Colour:
Fragrance: No
Berries:
Benefits:
Deer Resistant: Unknown
BC Native: No
Native Habitat: Mountain woodland margins and meadows.
Award:
Geogrpahical Origin: Europe and Africa - Europe and Western Russia
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