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Centaurea montana 'Amethyst in Snow'

Common name: perennial cornflower

You will bring a touch of winter magic in your garden with this stunning purple and white flower.

-20°C and below
Good for Pollinators

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9cm Pots
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Unique and exciting blooms that are sure to cause a stir in your spring and summer garden. Centaurea montana 'Amethyst in Snow' is certain to put a show - with mauve-purple flower heads, surrounded by dazzling white, feathery petals from May to July. Grey-green foliage with a low, spreading habit grows into mounds which are held from March to November.Centaurea montana is native to the mountain meadows and woodlands of continental Europe and these intriguing flowers will love a place in your garden with partial or dappled shade. Flowers are held on upright stems and act as magnet for pollinators, returning year after year - hence the other common name of Perennial Cornflower. Centaurea montana 'Amethyst in Snow' is an easy-going plant and will happily thrive in a container, gravel garden or rockery as well as a border, naturalising in the right conditions.Centaurea montana 'Amethyst in Snow' prefers moist, well-drained soil in full sun or partial shade and is drought tolerant once established. A fully hardy herbaceous perennial which matures to a height of 50cm and spread of 60cm.
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Key Information
Latin Name Centaurea montana Amethyst in Snow 9cm Pot
Common Name perennial cornflower
Hardiness H7 (-20°C and below)
Colour White
Type Perennial
Format 9cm Pots
Position Full-Sun, Part-Shade, Part-Sun
Foliage Deciduous
Height in Maturity (m) 0.50 m
Spread in Maturity (m) 0.60
Soil Conditions Chalk Clay Loam Sand
Soil Acidity Acid Alkaline Neutral
Aspect East-facing, North-facing, South-facing, West-facing
Drought Tolerant Yes
Good for pots Yes
Good for Rockeries Yes
Good for pollinators Yes

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