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Centaurea.... (Centaurea montana)

A most reliable perennial, and to my mind as exotic as the Passion flower, when viewed as a close up......



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beautiful, and a great photo!

22 May, 2013

 

Agree, beautiful picture

22 May, 2013

amy
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Beautiful colours ....

22 May, 2013

 

Thanks ladies.....

22 May, 2013

 

Great photo Dd... mine always go a bit ragged, but I've thinned them down a bit this year, hoping this will sort them.

23 May, 2013

 

I've recently planted one of these in the flowerbed Dottie and it's got a couple of flowerbuds.

28 May, 2013

 

Gralew they do move some have ours have travelled several feet!! easy to pull out.
Lindak they bulk up quite quickly here..... ...easy plants to get going.

28 May, 2013

 

I remember my grandfather having some in his garden Dotty.

29 May, 2013

 

I'm like Linda...added one recently. It's just about to open up. I love them, but as you know, not much room for herbaceous here...but you need a few eh? ;)

29 May, 2013

 

love this one, must jot the name down :o)

31 May, 2013

 

San you can also buy them in different colours....K you have to have a few perennials....

31 May, 2013

 

Yes HB...

3 Jun, 2013



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