Centaurea montana 'Carnea' (Mountain cornflower 'Carnea')
Other names: Centaurea montana 'Rosea'
'Carnea' 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, pink flowers with tubular petals.
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0.6m 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 'Black Sprite' (Perennial cornflower 'Black Sprite')
Other names: Perennial bachelor's button 'Black Sprite'
'Black Sprite' is a rhizomatous, mound-forming perennial with ovate to lance-shaped, sometimes lobed and toothed, grey-green leaves and, from late spring into summer, purple-black flowerheads surrounded by long, slender, curled florets.
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0.6m max. spread |
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0.35m 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 'Amethyst Dream' (Mountain cornflower 'Amethyst Dream')
Other names: Mountain bluet 'Amethyst Dream', Perennial cornflower 'Amethyst Dream'
'Amethyst Dream' is a compact, 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 reddish-purple flowers with tubular petals and reddish-purple centres.
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0.7m max. spread |
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0.5m max. height |
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1-2 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 '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 triumfettii subsp. stricta (Erect centaury)
Other names: Squarrose knapweed, Centaurea stricta
C. triumfettii subsp. stricta is a clump-forming, rhizomatous, deciduous perennial with woolly, narrowly lance-shaped, toothed, grey-green leaves and, in early summer, upright stems bearing blue flower heads with reddish-purple central florets.
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0.6m max. spread |
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0.3m max. height |
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2-5 years to maturity |
Centaurea atropurpurea (Maroon cornflower)
Other names: Centaurea benoistii, Cheirolophus benoistii
C. atropurpurea is a clump-forming, woody-based perennial with deeply divided (pinnatisect), grey-green leaves and strong, upright stems bearing spiny, scaled buds opening to deep red or maroon, thistle-like flower heads in summer.
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0.6m max. spread |
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1m max. height |
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2-5 years to maturity |
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