Centaurea montana 'Violetta' (Mountain cornflower 'Violetta')
Other names: Mountain knapweed 'Violetta', Perennial cornflower 'Violetta', Mountain centaury 'Violetta'
'Violetta' is an upright, bushy, rhizomatous, herbaceous perennial with broadly lance-shaped, sometimes lobed and toothed, grey-green leaves, hairy beneath, and, from late spring into summer, deep violet flowers with tubular, lobed petals.
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0.45m max. spread |
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0.45m max. height |
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2-5 years to maturity |
Centaurea montana 'Blewit' (Mountain cornflower 'Blewit')
Other names: Mountain knapweed 'Blewit', Perennial cornflower 'Blewit', Mountain centaury 'Blewit', Blue cornflower 'Blewit'
'Blewit' is a clump-forming, rhizomatous, herbaceous perennial with upright stems bearing broadly lance-shaped, sometimes lobed and toothed, velvety, grey-green leaves, and, from late spring to late summer, pale blue or violet-blue flowers with tubular, lobed petals.
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0.45m max. spread |
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0.45m max. height |
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2-5 years to maturity |
Centaurea montana 'Purple Heart' (Mountain cornflower 'Purple Heart')
Other names: Mountain bluet 'Purple Heart', Perennial cornflower 'Purple Heart', Mountain knapweed 'Purple Heart'
'Purple Heart' is a mound-forming, rhizomatous, herbaceous perennial with broadly lance-shaped, sometimes lobed and toothed, grey-green leaves, hairy beneath, and, from late spring into summer, white flowers with tubular petals and prominent purple centres.
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0.7m max. spread |
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0.7m max. height |
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1-2 years to maturity |
Centaurea montana 'Amethyst in Snow' (Mountain cornflower 'Amethyst in Snow')
Other names: Perennial cornflower 'Amethyst in Snow', Mountain bluet 'Amethyst in Snow', Perennial bachelor's buttons 'Amethyst in Snow'
'Amethyst in Snow' is a mat-forming, rhizomatous, herbaceous perennial with broadly lance-shaped, sometimes lobed and toothed, grey-green leaves, hairy beneath, and, from late spring into summer, white flowers with well-spaced, tubular petals and deep purple to reddish-purple centres.
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0.6m max. spread |
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0.4m max. height |
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1-2 years to maturity |
Centaurea montana 'Lady Flora Hastings' (Mountain cornflower 'Lady Flora Hastings')
Other names: Mountain bluet 'Lady Flora Hastings', Perennial cornflower 'Lady Flora Hastings', Mountain knapweed 'Lady Flora Hastings'
'Lady Flora Hastings' is a mound-forming, rhizomatous, herbaceous perennial with broadly lance-shaped, sometimes lobed and toothed, grey-green leaves, hairy beneath, and, from late spring to late summer, white flowers with slender, tubular petals, white to lilac-pink in the centre.
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0.45m max. spread |
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0.45m max. height |
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1-2 years to maturity |
Centaurea 'Jordy' (Knapweed 'Jordy')
Other names: Perennial cornflower 'Jordy', Centaurea montana 'Jordy'
'Jordy' is a mat-forming, rhizomatous, herbaceous perennial with broadly lance-shaped, sometimes lobed and toothed, mid- to grey-green leaves, hairy beneath, and, from late spring into summer, upright stems bearing maroon to deep reddish-purple flowers with linear, fringed petals.
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0.6m max. spread |
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0.45m max. height |
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1-2 years to maturity |
Centaurea 'Amethyst on Ice' (Perennial cornflower 'Amethyst on Ice')
Other names: Centaurea montana 'Amethyst on Ice', Mountain cornflower 'Amethyst on Ice', Mountain bluet 'Amethyst on Ice'
'Amethyst on Ice' is a rhizomatous, mat-forming perennial with broadly lance-shaped, sometimes lobed and toothed, dark green leaves and, from late spring to late summer, white flowerheads with prominent, dark purple centres.
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0.7m max. spread |
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0.4m max. height |
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1-2 years to maturity |
Clematis montana var. rubens 'Rubens Superba' (Himalayan clematis 'Rubens Superba')
Other names: Mountain clematis 'Rubens Superba', Clematis montana var. rubens 'Superba', Old man's beard 'Rubens Superba'
'Superba' is a climbing perennial with green tri-pinnate leaves and rose pink flowers with yellow anthers from spring to summer.
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4m max. spread |
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8m max. height |
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2-5 years to maturity |
Alnus maximowiczii (Montane alder)
Other names: Alnus viridis subsp. maximowiczii, Green alder, Alnus sinuata var. kamtschatica, Maximowicz's alder
A. maximowiczii is a rounded to spreading, deciduous shrub or small tree bearing broadly ovate, bright green leaves with fringed, finely-toothed margins. Short, stout, yellow male catkins and small, cylindrical, maroon to reddish-pink female catkins bloom in spring. Catkins are followed by ovoid, cone-like, green fruit turning dark brown when ripe.
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6m max. spread |
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9m max. height |
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20-50 Years to maturity |
Eucomis montana (Montane pineapply lily )
Other names: Pineapple lily
E. montana is a rosette-forming, bulbous perennial with arching, broadly lance-shaped, dark green leaves and, from late summer into autumn, erect, dark purple stems bearing dense racemes of white, often purple-flushed flowers with purple-brown stamens.
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0.4m max. spread |
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0.4m max. height |
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2-5 years to maturity |
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