Botanical Name: Common Names:
Centaurea gymnocarpa Velvet Centaurea, Knapweed,
Native: Foliage Type:
No Evergreen
Plant Type: Plant Habit:
Shrubs Shrub Like, Spreading
Description:
Attractive medium spreading shrub with soft greyish-white coral-shaped leaves and fluffy purple flowers from Spring through to Summer. Great for hot and dry areas and rockeries. Grows approx. 1m tall x 2m wide.
Mature Height: Mature Width:
60cm-1m 1-2m
Position: Soil Type:
Full Sun Loam, Sandy, Well Drained
Landscape Use(s)
Borders / Shrubbery, Coastal Garden, Courtyard, Feature, Foliage Feature / Colour, Groundcover, Low Water Garden, Park And Gardens, Rockery, Container / Pot
Pests & Diseases: Generally trouble free
Cultural Notes:
Plant Care
Annual slow release fertiliser
Family Name: Origin:
Asteraceae Europe
Characteristics
Foliage Colour: Grey, Silver
Flower Colour: Purple
Flower Fragrant: No
Flowering Season: Spring, Summer
Fruit: No
Requirements Tolerances
Growth Rate: Fast
Maintenance Level: Low
Water Usage: Low
Drought: High
Frost: Tender
Wind: Medium / Moderate
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