RUTHIE'S "MOUNTAIN BLUET"

Ruthie's "Mountain Bluet"
(Centaurea montana,)  
a perennial now established at
The Shaw Island Gatehouse.
Seed packets available.

Common Name: Mountain Bluet.

Water: Dry to medium.

Maintenance: Low

Suggested use: Naturalize

Tolerates: Deer, drought, dry soil.

Culture: Easy to grow in average, dry to medium moisture, well-drained soils. Remove spent blooms unless you are saving seeds for Cherie.

Characteristics: Erect, clump-forming; stoloniferous; free from harmful toxins.

Problems: no serious insect or disease problems.

Uses: Best massed in border fronts, cottage gardens, along pathways, cutting gardens, pollinator gardens, or naturalized areas. Seldom used in modern herbalism. Attracts bees and butterflies.

Nectar source for pollinators. 

"Mountain Bluet "seeds
(Centaurea montana)
Now available at the 
Shaw Island Gatehouse
Reefnet Bay Road,
Shaw Island,
San Juan Archipelago, WA.