Amethyst in Snow Centaurea
SKU: AM014937
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Overview
Bachelor Button Bluet are bicolor flowers of white, tubular petals radiate from a royal purple center, offset by silvery-green foliage that forms a dense, compact plant. Amethyst in Snow is sure to be a conversation-starter in your summer garden year after year. (Centaurea montana) PP#18284
key features
Botanical Name
Centaurea montana Amethyst In Snow PP#18284
Growing Zones
Zone 3, Zone 4, Zone 5, Zone 6, Zone 7, Zone 8
Advantages
Attracts Butterflies, Deer Resistant, Rabbit Resistant, Cut Flowers, Rock Gardens
Light Requirements
Full Sun, Half Sun / Half Shade
Mature Height
12-18" tall
Bloom Time
Early to mid summer
SKU
AM014937
Description
Bachelor Buttons are known for being extremely easy to grow and putting on a colorful, textured show in the summer garden. They also attract wildlife and American goldfinches put on quite a show as they dive into fields of this flower when it is going to seed. This is the famous flower of many romantic legends, thus the name “Bachelor’s Button”. Young single girls wore the bloom as a signal of availability in Old England. It also always figures prominently in the Victorian "Language of Flowers"--of which there are several versions.
