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Plant Habit: Herb/Forb
Life cycle: Perennial
Sun Requirements: Full Sun to Partial Shade
Water Preferences: Dry Mesic
Minimum cold hardiness: Zone 8b -9.4 °C (15 °F) to -6.7 °C (20 °F)
Plant Height: 6-24 inches
Plant Spread: 2-3 feet
Leaves: Unusual foliage color
Flowers: Showy
Flower Color: Lavender
Mauve
Pink
Bloom Size: 1"-2"
Flower Time: Spring
Late spring or early summer
Summer
Suitable Locations: Xeriscapic
Wildlife Attractant: Bees
Butterflies
Propagation: Seeds: Start indoors
Propagation: Other methods: Cuttings: Cane

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Common names
  • Velvet Centaurea
  • Dusty Miller
Also sold as:
  • Centaurea gymnocarpa

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Location: Hamilton Square Perennial Garden, Historic City Cemetery, Sacramento CA.
Date: 2014-04-26
Very conspicuous flowers. Note the spines along all of the involu
Location: Missouri Botanical Garden in St Louis
Date: 2023-07-05
Location: Barcelona, Spain |April, 2023 (uploaded. This image is much older)
Date: 2023-04-03
Location: Hamilton Square Perennial Garden, Historic City Cemetery, Sacramento CA.
Date: 2015-04-25
Zone 9b.
Location: Barcelona, Spain | April, 2023 
Date: 2023-04-04
Location: Hamilton Square Garden, Historic City Cemetery, Sacramento CA.
Date: 2016-05-07
Zone 9b.
Location: Hamilton Square Perennial Garden, Historic City Cemetery, Sacramento CA.
Date: 2015-08-18
Zone 9b.
Location: Hamilton Square Perennial Garden, Historic City Cemetery, Sacramento CA.
Date: 2014-05-20
Purchased at Annie's Annuals as (Centaurea gymnocarpa) "Velvet Ce
Location: Manie van der Schijff Botanical Garden
Date: Jan 26, 2013
photo by JMK

Photo courtesy of Annie's Annuals and Perennials

Photo courtesy of Annie's Annuals and Perennials

photo by ghislain118
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