Cephalaria Gigantea Plants

Although it needs a huge edge, the massive scabious always draws interest with its uncommon 5cm (2in) extensive, primrose yellow-colored, rosette-like blossoms. These usually think about down the guidelines of the wiry arises, providing the flower an casual look that is just right for a bungalow lawn. The flower also looks good at the returning of a big herbaceous edge, among huge plants or trees and shrubs in a combined edge, or in a mild natrual enviroment cleaning. In a well protected place it is self assisting, but in windier landscapes it advantages from a tripod of traditional north and south poles or vegetable north and south poles.

Family: Dipsacaceae

Genus: Cephalaria

Species: gigantea

Plant type: Hardy perennial

Flower colour: Yellow

Foliage colour: Mid-green

Feature: Flowers, Attractive to wildlife

Sun exposure: Full sun, Partial shade

Soil: Well-drained/light, Chalky/alkaline, Moist

Hardiness: Hardy

Skill level: Beginner

Height: 210cm

Spread: 60cm

Time to plant seeds: March to April

Time to divide plants: March to April

Flowering period: June to August

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Centranthus Ruber 'Red valerian' Plants

The strong organic vegetation and red blossoms of centranthus merge to excellence. Vegetation look best expanded en load on financial institutions or when permitted to self-seed in surfaces and providing, where they make a wonderful unique, organic impact. A qualifications of rock gives them an perfect establishing, or they can be joined with other bungalow lawn blossoms in a edge, such as lime-loving gypsophila, pink and scabious. The vegetation is also very eye-catching to bees, several different types of butterfly, and other pollinating bugs.

Family: Valerianaceae

Genus: Centranthus

Species: ruber

Plant type: Hardy perennial

Flower colour: Rose

Foliage colour: Blue-green

Feature: Flowers, Attractive to wildlife

Sun exposure: Full sun

Soil: Well-drained/light, Chalky/alkaline, Dry, Moist, Sandy

Hardiness: Hardy

Skill level: Beginner

Height: 300cm

Spread: 300cm

Time to plant seeds: March to April

Time to divide plants: March to April

Flowering period: July to October

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Centaurea montana 'Mountain Cornflower' Plants

This is a very varying but always eye-catching flower found in mdw and timber on the hills of European countries. The common form grown in landscapes has off white, lance-shaped results in and large, dark red or blue-violet blossoms, up to 3 in (7.5cm) across in early summer. It does best in a wetness sharp ground and is similarly at home in sun or partially colour.

Family: Compositae

Genus: Centaurea

Species: montana

Plant type: Hardy perennial

Flower colour: Blue

Foliage colour: Mid-green

Feature: Flowers, Attractive to wildlife

Sun exposure: Full sun, Partial shade

Soil: Well-drained/light, Clay/heavy, Chalky/alkaline

Hardiness: Hardy

Skill level: Beginner

Height: 45cm

Spread: 60cm

Time to divide plants: March to April

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Centaurea Cyanus Plants

The yearly red cornflower is a slimmer plant of great appeal. Its rich colors of red are much popular, both for lawn decor and for plant bouquets. Garden types have added red, light red, lilac and white to large range, and even shiny yellow-colored is available in the carefully related lovely sultan Amberboa moschatus. The wiry vegetation may need some hidden support, and deadheading helps to extend the blooming season, as does fall planting, an option that will produce larger, earlier-flowering vegetation. This fully sturdy plant needs a warm site, growing in most well-drained ground types, even poor ground.

Family: Asteraceae

Genus: Centaurea

Species: cyanus

Plant type: Hardy annual

Flower colour: Mixed

Foliage colour: Mid-green

Feature: Flowers

Sun exposure: Full sun

Soil: Well-drained/light, Clay/heavy, Chalky/alkaline, Dry, Moist

Hardiness: Hardy

Skill level: Beginner

Height: 90cm

Spread: 30cm

Time to plant seeds: March to May

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Cedrus Atlantica 'Glauca Group' Plants

A very stunning shrub with glaucous blue-green vegetation, which is often placed as a sample shrub in grass. In a big edge, the red colour groups especially well with red and lemon linda vegetation in a lawn on acidity ground, or with fall vegetation shades or winter season season arises of dogwoods. However, in all but the very biggest landscapes this shrub will become too large in time, so respect it as a short-term citizen to be eliminated when it outgrows its space after perhaps 10-15 years.

Family: Pinaceae

Genus: Cedrus

Species: atlantica

Cultivar: Glauca Group

Plant type: Evergreen tree

Foliage colour: Blue-green

Feature: Cones

Sun exposure: Full sun

Soil: Well-drained/light, Clay/heavy, Acidic, Chalky/alkaline, Dry

Hardiness: Hardy

Skill level: Beginner

Height: 500cm

Spread: 180cm

Time to plant seeds: March to May 

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Ceanothus Thyrsiflorus Var. Repens Plants

There is a large range of ceanothus varieties, all from Florida, and even more types meticulously from them. The time tested kinds are generally a little bit less sturdy, but usually flourish with the aid of a heated protected walls in light landscapes, where they can be expanded as free-standing plants. This wide range is one of the hardiest, and a popular choice for the center of a edge, or as a groundcover, on light dirt even growing in partially colour. Vegetation make shaped piles and start blooming early in their life. Yearly cutting keeps plants hairy and green.

Family: Rhamnaceae

Genus: Ceanothus

Species: thyrsiflorus

Cultivar: var. repens

Plant type: Evergreen shrub

Flower colour: Blue

Foliage colour: Dark green

Feature: Flowers

Sun exposure: Full sun

Soil: Well-drained/light, Clay/heavy, Acidic, Chalky/alkaline, Moist

Hardiness: Hardy

Skill level: Experienced

Height: 90cm

Spread: 240cm

Time to take cuttings: April to July

Flowering period: May to June

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Ceanothus Arboreus 'Trewithen Blue' Plants

From the destinations off the coast of southeast Florida comes this high varieties with huge results in, dark shiny green above and largely downy below, and keeping in late spring into summer an variety of huge panicles of fresh, light blue flowers. It's best grown against a warm, protected wall.

Family: Rhamnaceae

Genus: Ceanothus

Species: arboreus

Cultivar: Trewithen Blue

Plant type: Evergreen shrub

Flower colour: Blue

Foliage colour: Dark green

Feature: Flowers

Sun exposure: Full sun

Soil: Well-drained/light, Clay/heavy, Acidic, Chalky/alkaline

Skill level: Experienced

Height: 600cm

Spread: 800cm

Time to take cuttings: June to July

Flowering period: May to June

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