Category: Rarium | Sub-Category: Perennials for Sun
Scientific Name (Genus/Species): Catananche caerulea ‘Alba’
Family: (Asteraceae)
(P) to 2′. Mediterranean. A lovely white form of Cupid’s Dart. Clumps of short, grey-green, grass-like foliage put up multiple branching, wiry stalks topped with white, cornflower-like blooms. The dark markings at the base of each notched, ray floret create a central dark-eye. The flowerhead is subtended by an involucre of multiple papery, scale-like bracts. Starting in early summer, these long-lasting blooms make worthy cut flowers. Sun. Well-drained soil. 3 & T2
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