Blue-Flowered Cupid's Dart (Catananche caerulea) seeds
- Cupid’s Dart is also known as Love Plant, and its Latin name derives from the Greek word for love potion, reflecting how it was used in ancient times. The flowers work extremely well as cut flowers and dried flowers.
- Contents: Approx. 20 seeds
- Open-pollinated variety, seed tested regularly
Regular price:
€2.49
Product number: CAT01 GTIN: 4251420518200
Description
Beautiful perennial that flowers continuously from June through into autumn – for natural gardens, rock gardens and all kinds of flower garden.
This herbaceous perennial is often not very long-lived but can generally be relied on to seed itself. The flower stems are extremely attractive, the pale violet petals presenting an elegant contrast to the darker flower centres, all in beautiful harmony with the grey-green foliage. Cupid’s Dart is also known as Love Plant, and its Latin name derives from the Greek word for love potion, reflecting how it was used in ancient times. The flowers work extremely well as cut flowers and dried flowers.
Good partner plants for a flower bed are Hyssop, Lavender Cotton, Lamb’s Ear, Bearded Iris and Eryngium varieties as well as Black-Eyed Susan, Dyer’s Chamomile and Carthusian Pink.
This herbaceous perennial is often not very long-lived but can generally be relied on to seed itself. The flower stems are extremely attractive, the pale violet petals presenting an elegant contrast to the darker flower centres, all in beautiful harmony with the grey-green foliage. Cupid’s Dart is also known as Love Plant, and its Latin name derives from the Greek word for love potion, reflecting how it was used in ancient times. The flowers work extremely well as cut flowers and dried flowers.
Good partner plants for a flower bed are Hyssop, Lavender Cotton, Lamb’s Ear, Bearded Iris and Eryngium varieties as well as Black-Eyed Susan, Dyer’s Chamomile and Carthusian Pink.
Plant profile
| Plant type | Herbaceous plant, Wildflower |
|---|---|
| Use | Cut flower, Dried flower, Good insect food plant, Ornamental plant |
| Lifecycle | Perennial |
| Species | Asteraceae |
| Seed propagation | Conventional production |
| Region of origin | Mediterranean Region, North Africa, Southern Europe, Western Europe |
| Characteristics | Food for bees, Winter-hardy |
| Eventual height | 40-80 cm |
| Flower colour | Blue |
| Flowering months | August, July, June, September |
| Winter hardiness zones | 7 (-18 bis -12 °C) |
Growing instructions
| When to sow outdoors | April, June, May |
|---|---|
| Sowing depth | 0.5 cm |
| Germination temperature | 18-24° C |
| Germination time | 1-2 weeks |
| Climate | Dry, Temperate |
| Soil type | Chalky, Dry, Free-draining, Moderate nutrient levels, No waterlogging, Sandy |
| Sunlight | Full sun |
| Water requirement | Low |
| Planting distance | 30 cm |
Sowing and care
Herbaceous perennial. Start indoors from March or direct sow outside from mid-April. Simply scatter a very light covering of earth over the seeds and press down lightly. Ideal germination temperature: 20°C. Germinates within 14 days. Won’t tolerate any waterlogging at all and prefers a warm, sunny location with free-draining soil.
Other names
Botanical name: Catananche caerulea
German: Blaue Rasselblume, Amorpfeil
English: Blue-Flowered Cupid's Dart
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