Perennial Cornflower Collection

Discover this Collection of Perennial Cornflowers (Centaurea montana): three varieties in assorted colours to add interest to flower beds, borders and rockeries in the heart of spring. The reputation of the Cornflower is well deserved: it grows well in all conditions, and is hardy almost everywhere. The three varieties in our selection are no exception to the rule. These perennials will easily find a perfect spot in your garden. You can also use them as cut flowers to make bouquets!

The collection includes:

1 Centaurea montana 'Coerulea': deep blue flowers with purplish-blue hearts

1 Centaurea montana 'Alba': with pure white flowers

1 Centaurea montana 'Purple Heart': two-coloured, white with a purple heart

Native to mountain areas, these cornflowers are ideal perennials to create cottage garden scenes, mixed with scabious and blue or white Peach-leaved Bellflowers, for example. They flower between late April and early June, for a period of 2 to 3 months, attracting bees and many butterflies. Making excellent cut flowers, they also take a special place in a kitchen garden. Use 5 plants per m², plant in early spring or early autumn in well-loosened soil, free of “weeds”.

A rhizomatous perennial plant, the Perennial cornflower can theoretically spread without limits, which makes it valuable to add volume to borders, flower beds and rock gardens. Its floral stems rise 50 cm from the ground on average, with flower heads measuring 4-5 cm in diameter. Its pretty green, velvety leaves disappear in winter.

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