Centaurea montana - Mountain bluet sun perennial the plant produces white berries

the plant produces white berries with deep purple "pupils" that give them the appearance of a doll's eyes

Flowers are followed by greenish berries which turn an attractive ruby red in summer

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An evergreen perennial that forms magnificent flower spikes

The end of each petal is so puckered they appear notched

Centaurea montana - Mountain bluet sun perennial the plant produces white berriesMountain Bluet is an erect, clump forming perennial flower which is native to Europe. Genus came from the popular name of various plants in the late 14th century, from Medieval Latin centaurea, from Latin centaureum, from Greek kentaureion, from kentauros "centaur", so called because the plant's medicinal properties were discovered by Chiron the centaur. Specific epithet means pertaining to mountains or coming from mountains. It is known for it's