Very pretty
5
I have included these in a herbaceous bed to give more privacy to a seating area during the summer and I am very pleased with the effect - a summer screening bed of very pretty and healthy perennials.
Fairweather gardener
Durham
Centaurea montana 'Purple Heart'
knapweed
3 × 9cm pots
£23.97
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This perennial dies back to below ground level each year in autumn, then fresh new growth appears again in spring.
- Position: full sun
- Soil: well-drained soil
- Rate of growth: average
- Flowering period: May to July
- Hardiness: fully hardy
Purple-eyed flowerheads, each with a ruff of long white florets, form throughout the summer above the clumps of grey-green foliage, creating easy-going groundcover that will thrive in a sunny spot. It's deal for a more naturalised setting - and the bees and butterflies love it too. - 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.
Goes well with
Fabulous plant
5
The hot summer took its toll and I thought I had lost it -but come September it perked up and was flowering well into November. A beautiful, unusually coloured flower that I paired with other Centaurea colours, also from Crocus. From the baby plants around it looks like there may be some 'sports' next year.
Bonnecca
Somerset
Beautiful, easy and long flowering
5
Planted at the edge of a sunny border. It did very well with no looking after, flowered nicely and multiplied. I have already divided, after one year, to add to another spot in the garden.
QL
Canterbury
Love this plant
4
A lovely front of border plant. Doesn't like too much shading. It is really pretty and a great addition.
Kim
London
looks good
4
Plant arrived in healthy condition but too late to plant out (my fault). Overwintered it in it's pot that it arrived in in a sheltered spot and already is sprouting ready to be planted out as soon as the frosts have gone. I will place it in the front/mid border.
The Gnome
CAMBRIDGESHIRE
A real star for the border
5
This species of Centaurea whilst seeming to be delicate, is a sturdy and reliable addition to my border
Daisy doe
Oxfordshire
I would recommend this plant to anyone
5
A very noticeable plant. As a rule the plants start off small (although the flower head is not small but is very light weight (being 'spikey' in appearance) but soon multiply into a large clump after a year or so and then can be dug up and broken down into several 'clumps'. This plant attracts the pollinators but is an easy plant to look after.
The Gnome
CAMBRIDGESHIRE
Centaurea montana Purple Heart
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