Centaurea montana | Perennial Cornflower, Mountain Bluet | Various
Centaurea montana belongs to the plant family ASTERACE and Genus Centaurea This plant specimen prefers Wet soil a pH of 7 . All plants need light to allow the photosynthesis process of converting carbon dioxide to growth sugars to take place. Some plants need more sun-light than others. For this plant those sunlight conditions are well described as … Full sun
We are often asked about plants for humming bird attraction. Unfortunately Centaurea montana does not attract these beautiful hummingbird, sunbird or nectar feeding varieties of garden birds
Impressive Autumn foliage display is not shown by Centaurea montana so look for an alternative plant for pleasing Fall leaf properties
Centaurea montana perennial cornflower,mountain bluet is not known as a butterfly attracting plant
Almost all plants grown in gardens need to be fed using fertilzer in order to see them at their best. For this plant the suggested fertilizer program would be based upon … Typical mix of: 3 parts Nitrogen (N), 2 parts Phosphorous (P) and 3 parts Potassium (K for Latin name Kalium).
Centaurea montana can survive very cold winters with annual averages as low as -40 Fahrenheit. Perennial cornflower (also known as mountain bluet) needs summer days with high heat. This plant does well in loamy soils. It does well in moist soils.
Centaurea montana will under good growing conditions survive and prosper between 3 and10 years.
Centaurea montana is a perennial. The blossoms are usually either blue or violet.
This specimen plant will normally never grow higher than 2' feet will have an overall spread somewhere between ... not specified on this plants page
"Heat-zone Gardening: How to choose plants that thrive in your region's warmest weather", Dr. H. Marc Cathey with Linda Bellamy, American Horticultural Society, Time-Life Books, 1998.
Centaurea nigra | Knapweed, Cnapan Dubh. Originated in Scotland | Various
Centaurea scabiosa | Greater Knapweed | Various
Centaurea solstitialis | Yellow Star-Thistle | Various
"Xeriscape Gardening: Water Conservation for the American Landscape", Connie Lockhart Ellefson, Thomas L. Stephens, and Douglas Welsh, Macmillan Publishing Company, New York, 1992.