General Plant Information (Edit)
Plant Habit: Herb/Forb
Life cycle: Perennial
Sun Requirements: Full Sun
Water Preferences: Mesic
Plant Height: 4 to 8 inches
Plant Spread: 8 to 12 inches
Flowers: Showy
Flower Color: Purple
Bloom Size: 3"-4"
Underground structures: Rhizome
Suitable Locations: Alpine Gardening
Wildlife Attractant: Bees
Butterflies
Propagation: Other methods: Cuttings: Root
Division
Pollinators: Various insects

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Botanical names
  • Accepted: Centaurea achtarovii
  • Synonym: Cyanus achtarovii

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Location: RHS Harlow Carr alpine house, Yorkshire
Date: 2018-05-05
Location: RHS Harlow Carr alpine house, Yorkshire, UK
Date: 2021-08-14
Location: RHS Harlow Carr alpine house, Yorkshire
Date: 2018-02-04

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