One of gardeners' frequent challenges is to integrate plants that provide attractive foliage with more colorful flowering species. Then again there are "one-stop-shopping" plants such as the ...

What is it? The spidery, thistle-like flowers of this selection of knapweeds (centaurea) flower from June all the way through to October in a mix of delicious sorbet shades, including cream, lemon, ...

Getting anything to grow on a broken, concrete wall that faces direct south sun – the hottest spot in my garden by far – is pretty difficult. In fact, for a long time, 'Mesa Verde'), woolly thyme ...

The genus Centaurea, comprising over 600 taxa within the Asteraceae family, has long been recognised in traditional medicine for its rich array of bioactive metabolites. Prominent classes of compounds ...

WHAT: Centaurea montana ‘Blue’ is also known as mountain cornflower. It is native to the southern mountain ranges of Europe but is now grown worldwide. It is a perennial plant, returning every year, ...

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