Mountain Bluet - Centaurea montana

One of my favorites!

Solitary, fringed, purple flowers with pink/red centers and black-edged involucre bracts. Flowers sit atop on unbranched stems and grow 1-2' tall. Large, green, lance-shaped leaves grow up to 7" long.

Habitat: Rural garden

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Flown Kimmerling

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OOOOH! This makes my eyes so happy! So cheerful! Posted 5 years ago
1. Christine Young
  
  Lion
  
  It always makes me happy when I see it. The colors are so amazing and vibrant. Posted 5 years ago

Christine Young

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The Mountain bluet

''Centaurea montana'' is a species of ''Centaurea'' endemic to Europe. It is widespread and common in the more southerly mountain ranges of Europe, but is rarer in the north. It escapes from gardens readily, and has thereby become established in the British Isles, Scandinavia and North America.

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Similar species: Asterales

Species identified by Christine Young