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Catananche caerulea |
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Cupid's Dart |
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4-9 |
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Southern Europe |
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Erect plant |
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18-24 inches tall by 12 inches spread. |
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Flower heads are 2
inches wide, borne on long slender peduncles,
blue ray flowers are toothed as if cut off with
a pinking shears. The flower is surrounded by strawlike, papery
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Midsummer |
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Leaves are mostly
basal, lanceolate to
oblanceolate, 8-12 inches long, entire or sparsely
toothed. Each side of the leaf is tomentose and
there are 3 veins that run the length of the
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- var. alba - Silvery-white flowers, not as
attractive as the species.
- 'Bicolor' - Flower has white petals and
a dark center.
- 'Blue Giant' - Pale blue flowers.
- 'Major' - Lavender-blue flowers, 30-36 inches tall.
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Catananche is derived from
Greek, katanangke which means a strong
incentive, as plants were used in love potions
in early times. |
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