Perennials & Biennials
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Carlina acaulis ssp. simplex Silver thistle, Weather thistle Z 3-9
Wide, white saucer flowers above silvery thistle foliage, open on dry days, closed in the evenings and on rainy days. July- September
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Wide, white saucer flowers above silvery thistle foliage, open on dry days, closed in the evenings and on rainy days. July- September
Size: 6-12” x 12”
Care: sun in well-drained soil.
Native: Southern & Eastern Europe
Wildlife Value: attracts honey-beesThe Genus comes from Charles (Carolus). According to medieval folklore Charlemagne used this root to cure the ills of his troops.
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Centaurea atropurpurea Red knapweed Z 5-9
Ruby-red to merlot, soft thistle-like blooms June-August, if deadheaded, atop silvery, deep cut foliage, rare.
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Ruby-red to merlot, soft thistle-like blooms June-August, repeating if deadheaded, atop silvery, deep cut foliage, rare.
Size: 4’ x 2’
Care: sun in moist well-drained to well-drained soil
Native: meadows of Carpathian mountains
Wildlife Value: Deer resistantCentaurea named for the Centaur, half-horse and half-man who was a mythical healer. Red knapweed described by French entomologist Guillaume Antoine Olivier (1756-1814). Grown at America’s 1st botanic garden, Elgin Botanic Garden 1811.
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Centaurea dealbata Persian cornflower Z 3-8
Rosy dome shaped blossoms with fringed petals May-June, deadhead for rebloom
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Rosy dome shaped blossoms with fringed petals May-June, deadhead for rebloom
Size: 2-3' x 2'
Care: sun in moist well-drained soil
Native: CaucasusNamed for the Centaur, half-horse and half-man who was a mythical famous healer. This species collected before 1803.
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Centaurea macrocephala Armenian basketflower, Globe centaurea Z 3-9
Picture a Canada thistle at its peak –this looks like a magnificent, cheerful yellow version – but it’s not a thistle July-August.
Picture a Canada thistle at its peak -this looks like a magnificent, cheerful yellow version – but it’s not a thistle. July-August
Can not ship to: Maryland and Washington
Size: 3-4' x 18-24"
Care: sun in well-drained to moist well-drained soil
Native: CaucasusCentaurea is named after the Greek mythological figure a Centaur named Chiron, half-horse, half-man. Macrocephala means “big-head” referring to the big flowers. Philadelphia nurseryman McMahon sent this to Jefferson in 1812.
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Centaurea montana Mountain bluet, Blue bottle, Bachelor’s button Z 3-8
True blue, with a touch of pink near the center, spidery flowerheads in May-June and sporadically thereafter or all summer if you deadhead.
True blue, with a touch of pink near the center, spidery flowerheads in May-June and sporatically thereafter or all summer if you deadhead.
Size: 18" x 24"
Care: Sun - part shade, moist well-drained soil.
Native: Mountains of EuropeCentaurea is named after the Greek mythological figure, a Centaur named Chiron, half-horse, half-man. Ovid claimed that the plant cured a wound in Chiron’s foot from an arrow hurled by Hercules. Introduced from the Pyrenees and grown in English cottage gardens since the 1500’s.
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Centaurium scilloides Carpet tulip, Perennial centaury Z 5-9
Sweetest plant ever - tiny pink tulip-like flowers in constant bloom mid-summer to frost, close at night and open in daytime
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Sweetest plant ever – tiny pink tulip-like flowers in constant bloom mid-summer to frost, close at night and open in daytime
Size: 2” x 4”
Care: sun to part shade in moist to moist well-drained soil
Native: Atlantic Ocean coasts of Europe, AzoresNamed by Carl Linnaeas the Younger in the supplement to his father’s legendary book Species Plantarum, 1782
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Cerastium biebersteinii Mouse ear Z 4-7
White felt-like foliage, white flowers in spring. “Ornamental foliage dwarf plant with beautiful silvery tinted foliage,” Bliss & Sons Catalog 1872.
White felt-like foliage, white flowers in spring. “Ornamental foliage dwarf plant with beautiful silvery tinted foliage,” Bliss & Sons Catalog 1872.
Size: 6" x spreading
Care: Sun in well-drained soil
Native: TauriaCerastium is from the Greek keras meaning “horn” because of the shape of the seed capsule. Used as a groundcover under tropical plants in Victorian gardens. In 1913 Sanders identified it as a “good edging or rockery plant.” Grown in American gardens since 1860’s.
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Chaenorhinum glareosum Dwarf snapdragon Z 5-9
Rare plant. Spires of tiny purple to blue trumpets with yellow throats spring, summer & fall. Love this itsy plant.
Rare plant. Spires of tiny purple to blue trumpets with yellow throats spring, summer & fall. Love this itsy plant.
Size: 4” x 9-12” semi-trailing cushion
Care: sun to part-shade in well-drained soil
Native: Spain
Wildlife Value: Attracts bees, butterflies and birds.1st described in 1838. Chaenorhinum means “honey lotus” in Greek.
