Cupid's Dart
Catananche caerulea
Description
This perennial has thin, wiry stems in blue or lavender, daisy like flowers. The leaves are narrow, grass like, and grayish green. The flowers start blooming in midsummer and continue into the fall. The bracts of spent flowers and the seed heads of cupid’s dart are attractive as well. Use for cut fresh and dried flowers in arrangements. These are also virtually pest free and it is also deer and drought tolerant.
- Botanical Name
- Catananche caerulea
- Height
- 18-28"
- Width
- 10-12"
- Sun Exposure
- Full Sun
- Soil Type
- Well Draining
- Bloom Time
- Mid Summer Late Summer Fall