Centaurea montana

Botanical Name: Centaurea montana
Common Name: perennial cornflower, bachelor's buttons
Family Name: Asteraceae
Distribution/Origin: Europe

Leaf/Foliage: Simple, Green, Pinnate venation, Soft/flexible, Pubescent, Elliptic/Lanceolate/Ovate/
Acute/Entire
Arrangement: Alternate:
Inflorescence: Blue, Purple, Showy, Head(Capitulum), Apr/May/Jun/Jul

Fruit/Seed: Achene, Brown
Stem/Bark: Green

Size: Height: 0.4 - 0.7m/Spread: 0.6 - 1.0m
Habit: Arching, Spreading, Upright
Form: Oval-horizontal

Sun: Full sun, Partial sun
Exposure: Partial shade
Soil: Well-drained
Moisture: Moderate

Landscape use: Bedding plant,  Perennial border, Rock garden, Attract beneficial insects

Notes: Herbaceous perennial, *Invasive plant, Weed(Horticultural)