Scintillating Centaurea Collection

Common name: knapweed

You will bring a splash of colour to your garden with this vibrant, easy-to-grow perennial.

-20°C and below
Good for Pollinators

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Native to the mountain meadows and woodlands of continental Europe, these intriguing flowers will love a place in your garden with partial or dappled shade. The Scintillating Centaurea Collection boasts blooms with linear, fringed petals in rich and resplendent hues to shine forth from May to July each year. The flowers are held on upright stems and act as magnet for pollinators. Included in this colourful bundle is an unusual and exciting bicolour variety – the first of its kind and sure to attract admiring eyes. Collection comprises spectacular, bicoloured newcomer montana ‘Amethyst in Snow’; bright blueish purple and plum montana; and rich plum montana ‘Jordy’. Blooms are held above grey-green bushy foliage which is retained from March to November – filling gaps and adding foliage interest. Centaurea are easy-going plants and will happily thrive in a container, gravel garden or rockery as well as an herbaceous border. In the right conditions they will happily naturalise to brin
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Key Information
Included In this Collection
Latin Name Centaurea Montana Jordy P9
Common Name knapweed
Hardiness H7 (-20°C and below)
Colour Purple
Format 9cm Pots
Position Full-Sun, Part-Shade, Part-Sun
Height in Maturity (m) 0.60
Spread in Maturity (m) 0.50
Soil Conditions Chalk Clay Loam Sand
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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