Centaurea montana 'Alba' 20L
Product Code: 281133
£74.99
- Common Name: Hardheads /Knapweed
- Details: C. montana is a rhizomatous perennial and in late spring and early summer white flowerheads, which sometimes have a pink-flushed disc, open from attractive buds that are covered with bristle-edged scales. A sun-loving perennial that is tolerant of poor soils
- Characteristics: Foliage: Deciduous: Habit: Spreading / Branched: Hardiness: H7 - Hardy in the severest European continental climates (< -20)
- Sunlight: Full Sun: Exposure: Exposed or Sheltered: Aspect: South-facing or North-facing or West-facing or East-facing
- Soil: Moisture: Moist but well-drained: Soil Type: Chalk, Clay, Loam, Sand
- Size: Ultimate height: 0.1-0.5 metres: Ultimate spread: 0.5-1 metres: Time to ultimate height: 2-5 years
- Garden care: Stake with brushwood or bamboo canes before the flowers appear. Cut back to the ground after flowering and you may get a second flush of flowers. Lift and divide large clumps every three years in spring
Description
Description
Genus: Centaurea may be annuals, perennials or subshrubs, with simple or pinnately lobed leaves and showy thistle-like flowers-heads, often with enlarged outer florets.
