A most beautiful plant. From a base of strong silver-grey cut leaves, rise stiff stems bearing large knobbly buds of overlapping transparent silver scales which open into striking sterile cyclamen-pink flowers. Midsummer. A real feature plant for the sunny border. Synonym Centaurea pulchra 'Major', Stemmacantha centauroides.
Rhaponticum centaureoides
Details
| Aspect | Full sun |
| Flower Colour | Pink |
| Flowering Period | Jul | Aug |
| Foliage | Not evergreen |
| Goes Well With | Geranium, Hemerocallis, Nepeta |
| Growth Habit | Clump-forming |
| Hardiness | Fully hardy |
| Height | 1m |
| Soil | Rich and fertile |
| Spread | 60cm |
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