I recall first seeing Mountain Bluet about 15 years ago at a garden walk in Indiana. The couples backyard had a large bed of them and they had the most striking large, electric-blue flowerheads with a purple centers and hairy leaves. When I decided to expand our flower beds, I made sure to create a section where this would be centered in the bed and sounded by other bold colors.
I have it growing in a bed with roses, sedums, mounding geraniums and lemon balm.
In this photo from last year, it's located in the back and has been dead headed and started to re-bloom.
Mountain Bluet has a peachy fragrance that makes a good cut flower for a spring bouquet. I like to pair it up with tulips and white iris.
This striking blue perennial cornflower has been hardy here in Ohio and will reseed and re-bloom if dead headed.
Happy gardening, Lori
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