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Author Topic: Mountain Cornflower (Centaurea montana) Bill The Garden Helper Member # 1 posted                       Mountain Cornflower Centaurea montana The Mountain Cornflower (Centaurea montana) is an easy to grow, upright perennial which forms large clumps which typically reach three feet tall. It begins producing it's bright flowers in late spring and will often continue blooming well into fall. The available colors include blue, white, red, pink, purple or white. Centaurea montana is hardy in USDA zones 3-9. It requires full sun, but can be grown in most ordinary garden soil, provided that it is well draining. It is fairly drought tolerant. The clumps should be divided in the spring or fall, every 2-3 years. These are Cedar Hill flowers! bbbbbbbbb Posts: 11227 | From: Cedar Hill Washington | Registered: Aug 2002  |  Logged: 67.75.234.160 plants 'n pots Garden Pro! Member # 1672 posted                       One of my all time favorites! And deer resistant too! Great pictures, once again, Bill! bbbbbbbbb Lynne's knitting journal "I'm spayed, declawed, and housebound - how's YOUR day going???" Posts: 17066 | From: Rockland County, NY | Registered: Nov 2003  |  Logged: 67.84.51.43 weezie13 Compost Queen! Member # 772 posted                       I love those plants, very sweet scent to it, Bees love it!! **word of caution, LOL Don't put it were people may be walking by it, or standing and talking over it!!) I have one on my side of the split rail fence and when my former neighbor and I would stand and talk over the fence, it would drive her nuts because there were so many honey bees on it, and she didn't like bees (she liked flowers but not bees) but, maybe I planted it there on purpose!!! NO< actually I didn't, I liked her alot, but bees are good, but not in traffic area's... I've heard of them as the name Mountain Bluets too! I keep them deadheaded early, then when they start to wane, I leave the last handleful on, and let them re~seed themselves, and then after the seed dries, I cut them back and get a second smaller bloom....I have the purple and white. I also have two of it's cousin's..... The yellow one, Macro something or other, and the pink one..... can't remember their names. NICE PLANTS< and hardly any work to them. Weezie bbbbbbbbb Weezie Don't forget to be kind to strangers. For some who have done this have entertained angels without realizing it. - Bible - Hebrews 13:2 http://photobucket.com/albums/y250/weezie13/ Posts: 29299 | From: N.Y. | Registered: Apr 2003  |  Logged: 24.54.67.103 Jillie Garden Pro! Member # 1680 posted                       Bill, Beautiful! Those are my two favorite colors together. I own two cans of paint...Turquoise and purple. Anything in the garden that needs a coat of paint....watch out!!!!!!! bbbbbbbbb Posts: 1985 | From: Ugh...Van Nuys, CA | Registered: Nov 2003  |  Logged: 63.205.41.218 catlover The Cheetah! Member # 654 posted                       Hey I could plant those here! Those would be good next to the citrus trees since they attract bees!!!! Watch out Jillie I got some purple half marbles today!!! I'm stealin your marble idea!!!! bbbbbbbbb Posts: 7129 | From: California | Registered: Mar 2003  |  Logged: 68.66.244.5 Jillie Garden Pro! Member # 1680 posted                       Oooooh, where you gonna put 'em, Cat??? Purple? How fun! bbbbbbbbb Posts: 1985 | From: Ugh...Van Nuys, CA | Registered: Nov 2003  |  Logged: 205.188.208.108 plants 'n pots Garden Pro! Member # 1672 posted                       Cat ~ Are you fixin' to fry those half marbles? Let us know how they turned out, K? I've been wondering if they are thick enough to fry without cracking to pieces... would love to have some in some craft projects and have millions in my art closet. bbbbbbbbb Lynne's knitting journal "I'm spayed, declawed, and housebound - how's YOUR day going???" Posts: 17066 | From: Rockland County, NY | Registered: Nov 2003  |  Logged: 67.84.51.43 catlover The Cheetah! Member # 654 posted                       No.... I am definitely not going to fry marbles....my kids would probably call the psych ward and have me carted off in a white jacket! I was going to use these in a couple of my pots....I have a few cactii I would love to do up like Jillie and Hollywood did. I have to come out of my shell and add some "glamore"(haven't been there so don't know how to spell it.Ha Ha)! "Just back away from the skunk"!!!! Wow I'm suprised you haven't seen a rattlesnake YET!!!! Just wait...."when you LEAST expect it". Hmmm now I know where you live maybe I should get a rubber snake and place it by your door!" Ha Ha....Sneaky, sneaky!!!!J/K We had one under our car one time! bbbbbbbbb Posts: 7129 | From: California | Registered: Mar 2003  |  Logged: 68.66.244.5

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