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Heritage Perennial Profile Here's the complete description for this Heritage Perennial. Drop in any time to see the rest of our collection.  Plant Number: 1.125.040 USDA Zone: 3 - 9  Centaurea hypoleuca ‘John Coutts’ Common name :  Cornflower The perennial cornflowers are cousins to the common Bachelor's Button, with showy heads of shaggy flowers. This selection is medium in height and well suited to growing in the sunny border. Plants form a bushy clump of grey-green divided leaves, setting off a long display of lavender-pink flowers, beginning in early summer. Removing faded flower heads will encourage repeat blooming. Ruggedly hardy, this plant will grow in most types of soils and climate regions. May require staking if grown in rich conditions. Excellent for cutting. Conditions     Appearance     Sun Exposure   Full Sun Soil Type   Normal   Sandy   Clay Soil pH   Neutral   Alkaline   Acid Soil Moisture   Average   Dry   Moist Care Level   Easy Flower Colour   Deep Pink   Mauve/Lilac Blooming Time   Early Summer   Mid Summer   Late Summer   Early Fall Foliage Color   Grey Green Plant Uses & Characteristics   Accent: Good Texture/Form   Border   Containers   Cut Flower   Deer Resistant   Edging   Rabbit Resistant   Fragrant   Massed Flower Head Size   Medium Height    50-60 cm    20-23 inches Spread    45-60 cm    18-23 inches Foot Traffic    None Growth Rate    Medium  Print This Plant E-Mail This Plant What others say about this plant... It has a running root — not unduly invasive — and long broad leaves, deeply lobed, soft green above and grey-white underneath. The flowers are borne singly on stout stalks and are of a rich deep rose; a second crop is produced in early autumn; in fact, with good cultivation it is seldom out of flower. The seed-heads are like silvery daisies.; Graham Stuart Thomas, Perennial Garden Plants Best Selling 4th Edition Now Available! Now only $15.95 USD $17.95 CDN More info

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