Buy knapweed Centaurea 'Jordy': Delivery by Waitrose Garden

Centaurea 'Jordy'

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Position: full sun
Soil: well-drained soil
Rate of growth: average
Flowering period: May to July
Hardiness: fully hardy

Magnificent, deepest plum-purple flowers top upright stems in late spring and early summer above bushy clumps of foliage. The flowers have a shaggy appearance and mix well with a whole host of colours including rusts, reds, purples and pinks. A new twist on a cottage garden classic, the seedheads will provide interest for several months after the flowers have faded.
Garden care: Stake with brushwood or bamboo canes before the flowers appear. Cut back to the ground after flowering and a second flush may appear. Lift and divide large clumps every three years in spring.