Description
Amethyst in Snow Bachelor Button is an erect clumping herbaceous perennial
with grey-green lace-shaped foliage
. Solitary blooms of bicolor thistle-like flowers with white outer petals and rich purple inner petals bloom from mid spring into summer. Deadhead to encourage rebloom. Flowers best
in full sun
and dry to medium well-drained soils. Very drought tolerant.
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Type: |
Perennial |
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Height: |
1′ – 2′ |
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Spread: |
2’ – 2.5′ |
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Spacing: |
2′ |
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USDA Hardiness Zone: |
3 – 8 |
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Culture: |
Full Sun |
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Bloom Color: |
White+Purple |
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Season of Interest: |
Spring, Summer |
MAINTENANCE NEEDS: Low Maintenance.Can spread rapidly in rich soils. Occasional issues include rust, stem rot, mildew, and aster yellows.
LANDSCAPE USES: Accents or Group Plantings, Borders, Naturalized Areas, Wildlife Garden, Rock Gardens, Foundation Plantings, and Containers.
COMPANION PLANTS: Catmint, Sedum, Aster
IMAGES: Prides Corner, Centaurea Amethyst In Snow, (2) Captain-tucker, Centaurea montana ‘Amethyst in Snow’, CC BY-SA 3.0
*As plants have ranges in appearance they may not appear as the images shown.
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