Family: Asteraceae
Scientific Name: Centaurea dealbata
Common Name: Persian Cornflower
Description | A medium sized plant that produces interesting rosey pink fringed flowers. |
Pronunciation | (sen-TAR-ee-uh)(day-al-BAH-tuh) |
Plant Type | All Plants, Perennials Hardy |
Hardiness Zone | 3-8 |
Sunlight | full |
Moisture | average |
Soil & Site | average |
Flowers | fringed, solitary, with a white center and rosy outer petals, bracts are also fringed |
Leaves | coarse thistle-like, pinnately cleft into coarse teeth and tomentose (fuzzy) on the underside |
Dimensions | 2-3 feet tall, space 18-24" on center. |
Propagation | easy by seed, division |
Native Site | Native to Iran and Asia minor. |
Author's Notes | This is an easy to grow hardy plant. |
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