Re: Centaurea Montana



Laura Sorochan wrote:

> I love the flowers and struggle with all of that foliage that just spreads
> itself around all over..... has anyone ever cut theirs back after the
> majority of it's blooms have finished?  I cut one of mine back to about 6
> inches and am hoping for new foliage and perhaps some repeat
> blooming.  It seems to be starting to push up some new growth....  I'll
> have to try some of these other centaureas as well....

I cut mine back last year because it was flopping over my Campanula glomerata,
some carnations, a rose and a bunch of lilies ( they told me it would spread,
but nobody told me that by the second year that little sprig would be nearly 6
ft across).  It came back fine, and this spring I moved some of the other
plants to give it some room.  It did rebloom but more sparsely than the
initial bloom period. I have just finished chopping it back again-got enough
to fill a large plastic garbage pail, and I left the centre part intact.

Bob Campbell




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