How to tend a Centaurea jacea
Also known as: Centaurea platylepis Peterm., Centaurea viretorum Jord. ex Nyman, Centaurea hastata Gugler, Centaurea variabilis H.Lév., Centaurea media Gugler, Centaurea lusitanica (Hayek) Soest, Jacea pratensis subsp. pratensis , Centaurea jacea var. jacea , Centaurea jacea f. jacea , Centaurea nigrescens Gren. & Godr., Centaurea scopulicola (Rouy) Soest, Centaurea majuscula (Rouy) Soest, Centaurea jungens Gugler, Behen jacea (L.) Hill, Centaurea consimilis Boreau, Centaurea syrmiensis Gugler, Centaurea humifusa Gueldenst. ex Ledeb., Centaurea commutata (Koch) Stankov, Centaurea lacera Simonk., Jacea tomentosa Gilib., Centaurea pratensis (Lam.) Salisb., Centaurea jacea subsp. jungens Gugler, Centaurea jacea subsp. lusitanica Hayek, Centaurea jacea f. majuscula Rouy, Centaurea jacea f. scopulicola Rouy, Cyanus jacea (L.) G.Gaertn., B.Mey. & Scherb., Jacea pratensis Lam., Centaurea nemophila Jord. ex Nyman, Centaurea decumbens Dubois ex Pers., Centaurea mollis Schleich., Centaurea croatica (Hayek) Soest, Cyanus collinus G.Gaertn., B.Mey. & Scherb.
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Keep soil moist, water and drain timely
Sunlight
Likes sunshine, avoid strong direct light
Soil
Peat or soil with specific nutrients
Fertilizer
Dilute fertilizers following instructions, apply 1-2 times monthly
Pruning
After flowering remove the withered flowers, the part on the ground will wither in winter, the plant germinates again in spring
About this plant
- Origin
- Europe
- Category
- Compositae, Dendranthema
- Size
- Diameter ⥠10 cm, height 15-18 cm
- Blooming period
- Flowering period February-August, viewing period 3-5 weeks
- Flower colors
- blue, purple
- World Flora Online
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