Mountain Bluet
- Botanical Name
- Centaurea montana
- Min Zone
- 3
- Max Zone
- 8
- Height
- 12 to 24 inches
- Width
- 12 inches
- Flowers
- Early to mid summer: deep blue, white, pink, violet
- Light
- Full sun
- Soil
- Moist, well-drained
- Planting & Care
- Mountain bluet is drought tolerant
- Divide every 2 years to maintain vigor
- Avoid fertile soils, known to spread and form colonies in the right growing conditions
- May become weedy
- May require staking
- Problems
- Stem rot, rust
- Varieties
- Alba - white flowers
- Carnea - pink flowers
- Violetta - dark violet flowers
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