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I love this flower. The color is lovely and it looks beautiful with irises and sweet william in the spring. It does reseed itself, creati...Read More
We had this in our garden when we lived in Seattle years ago. It was an old garden, with only the plants that had survived a lot of negle...Read More
The flowers are beautiful, taken individually, and in a rare shade of true blue. And flowering continues for a long season. But even at p...Read More
Some call it invasive, i call it brilliant to fill unused spaces, especially since the seedlings are easy to tell apart with those hairy ...Read More
I've had this plant previously in my garden but due to a lengthy, multi-year drought it died out. I recently acquired another one and wi...Read More
I love it, I have wanted this for some time, but finally got it this year. One thing. Mine blooms WHITE, it's not blue. But from the phot...Read More
My son gave me some mountain bluet years ago and it is one of my all-time favorites. I read the comments above and it amazes me that any...Read More
I was warned about this plant, that it was invasive. Well, I've had worse, and not with such insanely great flowers as compensation. It r...Read More
I inherited a patch of Centaurea about 6 years ago and our winters are brutal (-40 C/F with windchill) is not uncommon. I have noticed so...Read More
Performs beautifully under difficult conditions when other plants around it are struggling. It likes growing in front of my dryer vent i...Read More
Like others, this plant was in my yard when we moved to this house in the 90s. The house is 100+ years old, so who knows when it arrived...Read More
This plant was here when I moved to this house 8 years ago and I've been trying to ID since then! So happy I stumbled across this site. ...Read More
I love bachelor buttons and have seen how well they grow in so many areas! I have been very disappointed with my bedding plants set out ...Read More
If I have the correct plant -- this is a real beauty! I planted a half dead bargain plant and once it took off -wow!
It is just n...Read More
I have taken my mountain bluet for granted for 30 + years here in zone 4. A friend gave me this plant originally. Every time I moved I br...Read More
Late spring/early summer flowering. Large flower heads make a showy mass of very true blue.
By June the foliage gets yell...Read More
I have found this European exotic to be highly invasive in my Central MD garden in full sun. The more I learn about it the more determin...Read More
As others have noted, this is a true blue flower, stunning in bloom. It does get ratty looking after bloom, but I just cut it back to th...Read More
Just happened upon this little jewel at a plant sale! Love the color - finally got the info I needed from this site! I leave some heads o...Read More
I just love the blue color of this plant!You really can't find a better true blue.
It takes every bit of neglect I can thr...Read More
I have had this plant for several years but did not know what it was until now. This plant is growing in poor clay soil on the west side...Read More
Hi! This plant has very pritty, true-blue flowers. This will be my third year growing it; I am very happy with it. The plant was quite...Read More
Love it. Planted it 3 days ago & already blooming beautifully. It calls for full sun but I am reading it does well in partial. I recently...Read More
The blooms are electric blue! It really reseeds, but is easy to control by pulling. It doesn't need watering or any special care. I've ha...Read More
So far this has not been invasive for me. I have moved it several times trying to get it in just the "right spot," so it may not have ha...Read More
I must agree with haighr, this plant is very invasive in my yard. Thankfully it is in a bed separated from most of my other plants. It ...Read More
This is one of the weediest pretty flowers I have ever seen. I moved into a house that already had these established and I think it is t...Read More
A good hair cut is what this plant needs to keep looking good in MN.
Invasive or just ruggedly robust? We prefer to say the later.
This plant has been hardy here in zone 4, and hasn't been invasive for me at all. Actually, I would have given it a positive except that...Read More
I also loved this plant and tried one. It gave me quite a show of flowers. About June 23 (Holland, PA, zone 6) I noticed something that...Read More
I love this plant so much I moved it from Vancouver BC (Zone7) to Kimberley BC (Zone3) with no problems. I've never had a problem with it...Read More
My garden center identified this plant as a bachelor button. I planted three in a border in full sun and two did very well.
Very nice. Blooms in spring and still is now (late July). When coming up in the spring, it looks very fresh & lush and comes up fast. Aft...Read More
My perennial cornflower (just id'd thanks to the database) was a 4 inch potted plant that I got either free or for 25 cents at a closeout...Read More
I found this plant this year in my new homes garden and love it. The color show is gorgeous and does well in my zone 6 shaded area. Sta...Read More
Perennial garden staple here in z5. Not invasive in my garden, stays in nice clump with iris blooming around it. The cornflower blue bl...Read More
I have found these to be the most invasive plants in my gardens. My personal distaste is that the foilage is weedy looking to me. They ...Read More
I started with 2 seedlings from a friend, about 3 years ago. I now have almost a dozen. However, they were in a partial shaded place for ...Read More
what a show this multi shades of whispery blue flower puts on in june. with deadheading it will bloom these 2" flowers all summer long. ...Read More
Stunning plant when in bloom. Tends to get a bit wilty in high heat, so provide shade. Attracts earthworms. Will self-seed occasionally. ...Read More