Monday, August 11, 2014

Centaurea cineraria





Botanical Name:   Centaurea cineraria
Common Name: Dusty Miller
Family: Compositae
Type: Broad leaved perennial
Origin/Habitat: Europe
Leaf Character: Alternate simple, strap shaped, mostly in a basal clump 1"
Flower Type:  solitary head 1' daisy like but rays reduced to bristles
Color: purple or yellow
Period: summer
Fruit: achene 
Bark:
Exposure: full sun 
Water:
Remarks: outstanding foliage used as specimen and containers 

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