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Centaurea gymnocarpa |
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| Common name |
purple bush dusty miller |
| Family |
asteraceae |
| Life cycle |
perennial (Z8) |
| Flowers |
purple (spring-summer) |
| Size |
3-4' |
| Light |
sun |
| Cultural notes |
drought-tolerant |
We purchased this silver-gray-leaved plant just as "dusty miller" from the annuals table at a local nursery, so I thought we had something in the senecio/jacobaea clan – but I was proven wrong when the overwintered plant started blooming in May, with purple thistle flowers. A little more research tells me it's most likely this centaurea, which suits me just fine. It makes a great statement in the garden adjacent to our waterfall pond – so much better than those bedding-type dusty millers!
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This plant used to grow in our garden, but it slipped away... About my plant portraits
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