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 Catananche
Common name: Cupid's Dart. Excellent, long-flowering plants for sunny, well-drained soils - even dry soils. Silver-green leaves and masses of flowers opening from silver, papery buds. Dead head regularly and cut back hard at the end of the season. Propagate from seed or root cuttings; doesn't really like being divided. Trouble free, hardy in well-drained soils and easy to grow. Best in full sun. The leaves may get mildew late in the season - because of the colour of the leaves this doesn't really show and can be ignored. The common name comes from the historic use of the plant as an aphrodisiac (NB Catananche may be poisonous). Read more about Catananche late blooming potential in our garden diary for October 2011. A member of the Asteraceae family. Native to SW Europe, Balearics, S. France, Spain and Italy, growing in dry meadows. We grow our plants on a dry bank in full sun. |
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 Catananche
caerulea:
Lovely blue flowers with deeper violet centres and silver bracts, held well on wiry stems. About 2ft tall. Flowers throughout the summer.
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 Catananche
caerulea
Bicolor:
Violet flushed white flowers throughout the summer. About 2ft tall.
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