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Centaurea: [alpestris] [athoa] [atropurpurea] [bagadensis] [bella] [bella Katherine] [Blewit] [Caramia] [cheiranthifolia] [dealbata] [dealbata Steenbergii] [fischerii] [glastifolia] [jacea] [John Coutts] [Jordy] [karabagensis] [macrocephala] montana varieties: [montana] [Alba] [Amethyst in Snow] [Carnea] [Gold Bullion] [Joyce] [Lady Flora Hastings] [Ochroleuca] [Parham] [Purpurea] [Purple Heart] [Purple Prose] [Violetta] [nigra] [nigra Elstead] [nigra Waterfall White] [nogmovii] [orientalis] [phrygia] [pulcherrima] [rupestris] [ruthenica] [salicifolia] [scabiosa] [simplicicaulis] [Totnes Fat Lemon] triumfettii varieties: [Blue Dreams] [cana Rosea] [Hoar Frost] [stricta] [uniflora ssp. nervosa] [woronowii] [Centaurea growing guide] |
Centaurea alpestris has pink cornflowers on 2ft 6in stems from mid summer onwards. The finely divided leaves form a coarse mat at ground level. It is always a winner with bees. Sometimes called C. scabiosa ssp. alpestris. It is certainly similar to C. scabiosa but is always shorter. Alpestris has larger heads and the fringing on the buds' bracts are longer than those of scabiosa. The outer petals (ray florets) are longer than the inner ones. This species grows in dry meadows and open woods on limestone soils of the Jura, the Alps and the Pyrenees in France. It grows well on our garden's mildly acid soil.
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Centaurea
alpestris Hegetschw.,
1839
