Centaurea montana

• Common Name - centaurea
• Botanical Name - Centaurea montana
• Family - Asteraceae
• Bud - alternate
• Stem/Bark - Green
• Leaf - simple, pinnate veins, pubescent, lanceolate shape, acute apex, cuneate base, entire margins
• Flower - head (capitulum) inflorescence, purple Apirl - July
• Fruit -achene, brown
• Habit - arching, spreading, upright
• Form - oval, horizontal
• Size -  0.4 - 0.7 m
• Culture - full sun/part shade, well drained
• Use - perennial border, bedding plant, attract beneficial insects