Centaurea montana 'Jordy'

Also Known As

Cyanus montanus 'Jordy'
Knapweed

Plant type

perennial

size

H: 18"
W: 18"-24"

planting zones

3a-9b

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Centaurea montana 'Jordy' plant details

Centaurea montana 'Jordy' is a broadleaf semi-evergreen perennial with green foliage. In spring and summer black and burgundy flowers emerge. Features fuzzy texture. Attracts bees and butterflies making it an excellent addition to pollinator gardens. Grows well with sun and low water. Does well in average and well-drained soil.

CHARACTERISTICS OF Centaurea montana 'Jordy'

Plant type: perennial
Plant family: asteraceae
Foliage: semi-evergreen green
Mature size: 18 IN - 24 IN - wide, 18 IN tall
Flowers: black and burgundy blooms in spring and summer

GROWING CONDITIONS for Centaurea montana 'Jordy'

USDA Zones: 3a - 9b
Sun exposure: sun
Watering frequency: low

Soil needs: average and well-drained

Nursery contributed plant descriptions

Centaurea montana ‘Jordy’ has deepest purple flowers in place of the regular royal blue sometimes looking purple-burgundy depending on the light. Bachelor's buttons are a classic cottage garden perennial with a long bloom period from spring through summer of intriguing, dissected, spidery flowers. If plants get leggy, chop them hard to the ground. They will soon reflush and begin reblooming.

By: Phoenix Perennials and Specialty Plants Ltd.

Ringed with spidery ultra-fringed tubular florets, the dark-as-midnight blooms are presented singularly, strutting sumptuous reddish purple shades on tall staunch stems. Black embroidered buds, intriguing seed heads and silver felted new growth further enhance the tidy clump of broadly lanceolate green leaves that sport minute pearly hairs. A fan of lean chalky sites, this fanciful bloomer appreciates periodic pruning and works best as a filler in a Mediterranean planting, cottage garden or a naturalized setting, where it will bring on the bees, butterflies and other admirers.