Centaurea cheiranthifolia purpurascens
A mound forming perennial with grey-green leaves and corn-flower like mauve-pink to purple flowers, with a straw-yellow background and interesting dark bracts. The flowers are held on slender stems up to 40cm tall, from May to June. You can cut back spent flowerheads to encourage more flowers, but leave some at the end of the season, as birds like the seeds.
This perennial cornflower likes a well-drained soil in sun.
A mound forming perennial with grey-green leaves and corn-flower like mauve-pink to purple flowers, with a straw-yellow background and interesting dark bracts. The flowers are held on slender stems up to 40cm tall, from May to June. You can cut back spent flowerheads to encourage more flowers, but leave some at the end of the season, as birds like the seeds.
This perennial cornflower likes a well-drained soil in sun.
A mound forming perennial with grey-green leaves and corn-flower like mauve-pink to purple flowers, with a straw-yellow background and interesting dark bracts. The flowers are held on slender stems up to 40cm tall, from May to June. You can cut back spent flowerheads to encourage more flowers, but leave some at the end of the season, as birds like the seeds.
This perennial cornflower likes a well-drained soil in sun.