Amethyst in Snow Knapweed

Centaurea montana 'Amethyst in Snow'
Aka. Bachelor's Button, Mountain Bluet, Perennial Cornflower. A special selection features a display of shaggy flowers with white petals held together by a deep purple base for a bicolour effect in summer. Blooms are accented by a low mound of grey-green leaves.

Type: Perennial
Height: 1.5 ft
Spread: 2 ft
Zone: 3
Sun: Full Sun to Part Shade
Soil: Moist Well Drained
Flower: Early Summer, White, Pink
Fruit: No Fruit

Growth Rate: Medium growth rate
Foliage: Clumps of silvery-green long slender leaves
Applications: Used as a border plant, in edging or in a massed planting
Ornamental features: Blooms in summer
Deer/Rabbit: Deer and rabbit resistant
Xeriscape: Xeriscape

Sun: Full Sun to Part Shade
Drainage: Requires average, well-drained conditions - tolerant of hot, dry sites

Maintenance: Low maintenance
Pruning: Remove spent flowers to avoid self-seeding; Cutting back in mid-summer may rejuvenate foliage

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