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Identify this mystery plant and win a mystery prize!

Posted on June 27th, 2007 – 7:50 AM
By Jaime Chismar

A good girlfriend send me this photo. She has a shady back yard and is always on the look out for unusual and shade tolerant plants. She spied this little beauty near the cabin she and her hubby were renting for the weekend.

“I must have this plant, Greengirl. It grows in shade!”

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I’ve seen it around, but I can’t seem to place the name with the plant. What’s your best guess? The first reader with the correct answer (and valid email address) will get a mystery Greengirls surprise!

(Note to previous winners; Please give other gardeners a chance to chime in first.)

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11 Responses to "Identify this mystery plant and win a mystery prize!"

Sarah says:

June 27th, 2007 at 8:50 am

This little lovely is a perennial Bachelor Button (L. Centaurea montana) and is easy to grow and hardy, as well!

Jaime Chismar says:

June 27th, 2007 at 10:57 am

You’re right, Sarah! I so should’ve known this. We used to grow them in our back yard. I think I was confused by the perspective. I never took a good look at them from the side. Hee hee!

Connie Nelson says:

June 27th, 2007 at 11:30 am

They’re also called cornflowers or blue cornflowers. Aren’t they lovely?

M says:

June 27th, 2007 at 12:48 pm

the species is Mountain Bluet

law junkie says:

June 27th, 2007 at 2:12 pm

Correct! It’s a bachelor button.

Liz says:

June 27th, 2007 at 6:32 pm

I like them a lot because they reseed every year but they don’t every seem to get out of control.

Peter Hoh says:

June 28th, 2007 at 7:11 am

These self-seed for me, too, but I don’t recall them popping up in any truly shady spots.

GardenMomma says:

June 28th, 2007 at 6:08 pm

So…does anyone know where I could purchase these?

Peter Hoh says:

June 28th, 2007 at 10:09 pm

GardenMomma, I started mine with a packet of seeds. Sowed them in spring, and off they went. I’m not sure if you’d get flowers by sowing them now, but you could try.

Jaime Chismar says:

June 29th, 2007 at 11:47 am

GardenMomma: I think you can plant Bachelor Button seeds in a fall for spring blooms. They are very hardy!

debby w says:

June 30th, 2007 at 7:35 pm

If you think they look good try smwlling them. If we could bottle that up it would sell quite well as it is spicy and sweet, without being cloying.

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