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| Cephalaria
Common name: Giant Scabious. Tall plants with pincushion flowers that attract bees and butterflies. The stems are tall but airy and "see-through" arising from a rosette of divided leaves. Good in most soil type and best in either sun or light shade - although we have grown them in heavy shade as well. The will self seed and also can be grown from root cuttings. Cephalaria gigantea with a Red Admiral Butterfly in our garden. These early summer flowers are a great food source for garden butterflies |
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 Cephalaria dipsacoides:
Greenish-white
pincushions on tall, airy stems getting to about 5ft / 150cm. Flowers July-August.
Probably one of the most difficult plants to photograph as a whole plant
as the mass of thin, wiry stems seem to disappear in a photo leaving the
flowers floating around in the air!
Very attractive to bees and butterflies.
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 Cephalaria
gigantea:
Even taller at 5 - 7ft / 150-210cm. Flowers are a more buttery cream colour. Flowers
June - end July. Often repeats in September if cut back after first flush.
Very attractive to bees and butterflies.
Mail Order size sold out for 2010. You can reserve mail order plants for spring 2011 delivery by placing an order now. |
