Centaurea montana (Perennial cornflower)
Other names: Mountain bluets, Knapweed, Mountain knapweed, Great blue-bottle, Mountain centaury
C. montana is a low-growing perennial cornflower with electric blue flowers with a red centre in summer.
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0.5m max. spread |
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0.6m max. height |
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1-2 years to maturity |
Centaurea montana 'Joyce' (Mountain cornflower 'Joyce')
Other names: Perennial cornflower 'Joyce', Mountain centaury 'Joyce'
'Joyce' 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, deep pink 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 'Gold Bullion' (Perennial cornflower 'Gold Bullion')
Other names: Perennial bachelor's button 'Gold Bullion'
'Gold Bullion' is a low-growing, deciduous perennial with a spreading carpet of golden yellow foliage from spring to autumn, and blue flowers on upright stems in late spring until early summer.
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0.5m max. spread |
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0.6m max. height |
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1-2 years to maturity |
Centaurea montana 'Carina' (Perennial cornflower 'Carina')
Other names: Knapweed 'Carina', Mountain knapweed 'Carina'
'Carina' is a small, deciduous perennial with a broad, green rosette of foliage and tall, blue flowers in spring.
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0.5m max. spread |
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0.6m max. height |
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1-2 years to maturity |
Centaurea montana 'Parham' (Perennial cornflower 'Parham')
'Parham' is a mid-sized herbaceous perennial with grey-green leaves. In summer, it bears large, lavender flowers that have narrow petals giving a feathery appearance.
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0.5m max. spread |
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0.6m max. height |
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2-5 years to maturity |
Centaurea montana 'Blue' (Perennial cornflower 'Blue')
Other names: Knapweed 'Blue', Mountain bluet 'Blue', Bachelors button 'Blue'
'Blue' is a herbaceous perennial with a clump of green, lance shaped leaves and deep-blue flowers with a pink tinted centre in summer.
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0.5m max. spread |
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0.5m max. height |
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1-2 years to maturity |
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 '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 |
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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