Catananche caerulea 'Amor Blue'
Cupid's dart
Also known as Catananche 'Amor Blue'
- Height × spread
- 0.25m × 0.2m
- Position
- Full sun
- Hardiness
- Cold to -15C (RHS H5)
- Flowers
- Summer
Availability
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About this plant
A compact form of this gentle species that flowers during summer with lavender-blue blooms that have several layers of petals. These surround a purple heart enhanced with a surround of like-coloured wedge-shaped flashes at the base of the petals. Irregular yellow stamens are a contrasting presence. The flowers open from fat brown buds and are small and elegant with deeply cut serrations at the petal tops that enhance the rather delicate effect of the flower. This is attractive with plants having wavy stems like compact white-flowered Gaura lindheimeri Papillon = 'Nugaupapil'. The flowers are followed by silver seed heads that are also ornamental.
- Flower colour
- Blue, Lavender, Purple
- Foliage colour
- Grey
- Fruit colour
- Silver
- Variegated
- No
- Scent
- No
- Shape
- Fan
- Height
- 0.25m
- Spread
- 0.2m
- Season of interest
- Summer
- Flowers in
- Summer
- Evergreen
- Deciduous
- Garden style
- Seaside garden, Gravel garden, Cottage garden
- Sun or shade
- Likes full sun
- Soil type
- Loam (normal)
- Soil pH
- All types
- Drainage
- Well drained soil, Dry soil, Drought resistant
- Hardiness
- Cold to -15C (RHS H5)
- Borders & containers
- Borders
- Hazards
- No
Spring
Spring - late · Outdoors
Feed with slow release fertiliser
Apply a general purpose slow release fertiliser, spreading it around the root area of the plant as it is coming into growth. (Or apply a liquid feed at regular intervals throughout the growing season.)
This is a simple way to provide a nutrient boost as a single annual procedure.
Spring-Autumn · Outdoors
Water in dry periods
Established plants in the ground can cope with 7-10 days of dryness, and shrubs often manage 2 to 3 weeks. Water one section of the garden thoroughly each day rather than a little everywhere. Check plants in pots more often, especially in hot weather.
Spring - early-mid · Planting
Divide when too large
The plant can be divided if it becomes too large or another plant is required. This may involve physically dividing the clump in two, removing offsets or small bulbs or dividing rhizomes. The new plants can be grown in pots or planted in the ground.