Centaurea bella

Description

Caucasian Cornflower. A compact mounding silver leaved perennial with large pink flowers in summer. Height in flower 20 to 30 cm. The stems root wherever they touch the soil, enabling the plant to spread to form a good, dense ground cover. The plant can be used in many ways - as edging along a path, between paving stones or stepping stones, as a carpet beneath roses or shrubs, or even as a striking law alternative where it is not walked on too much. Tolerates alkaline conditions well a

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