Centaurea ‘Pulchra Major’
Centaurea 'Pulchra Majora' is a cool bachelor's button with dramatic artichoke-like buds and silver foliage.
Centaurea ‘Pulchra Major’ is a dramatic take on an old cottage garden favourite. This bachelor’s button rises to relatively dizzying heights of four feet on strong stems. Large and spectacular artichoke-like buds open to lavender pink flowers arising from papery, tan bracts. The silver foliage is bold and dramatic forming basal mounds about two feet wide that resembles a cardoon. Perfect in the middle of a sunny border. Popular with the pollinators, especially bees.
Common Name: Bachelor's Button
Family: Asteraceae (The Asteraceae Family)
Zone Hardiness: 3-9
Light: Full Sun
Height: 2-4'
Width: 12-24"
Primary Bloom Colour: Purple
Secondary Bloom Colour: Pink
Bloom Time: Summer
Foliage Colour: Silver
Class: Deciduous
Type: Perennial
Soil Moisture: Average, Dry
Stem Colour:
Fragrance: No
Berries:
Benefits: Bees, Butterflies
Deer Resistant: Yes
BC Native: No
Native Habitat: Mountain woodland margins and meadows.
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Geographical Origin: Garden Origin
