Kay Lancaster wrote:

On Tue, 01 Jun 2004 19:37:03 GMT, Kay wrote:
I am in zone 5 and my neighbor has a shrub, I think a rose bush of some
sorts, that when blooms in summer to fall it has small very deep purple.
In fact I can only look at it from my fence. its about 5 feet tall. she
has had it for 2 years now and does not cover it for winter and it comes
back and looks gorgious. I asked what it was and she said bachlor
buttons. I don't think this is true unless its a nick name of a rose

Bachelor buttons are cornflowers, Centaurea cyanus. The usual height
is about 2 ft, so I'd be really surprised if that was the correct name.
Deep blue purple is not a color for a rose, so I think that's out, too.
http://www.gardenguides.com/flowers/...s/bachelor.htm

Note that there is also a perennial 'Bachelor Buttons' - Centaurea
Montana [aka Mountain Bluet].
http://www.daytonnursery.com/Encyclo.../Centaurea.htm

5 feet high is a stretch-- but the flowers range from bright blue to a
violet. And the flowers last all summer .

Jim