Black knapweed
- Product number: 580310
- Origin: Europe
- Latin: Centaurea nigra
With its brush-shaped flowers, it is truly a member of the cornflower family. The color of the flower heads is purple-red to lilac-pink with a brownish-black flower base (actually the so-called involucral bracts). The flowers are quite large, 3-5cm in diameter, and grow on 1m high stems. It blooms from July well into autumn. In our country, the plant is still rare in the dunes.
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Latin: Centaurea nigra
Dutch: Zwart Knoopkruid
English: Black Knapweed
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- Flower colour: Purplish-red to lilac-pink with a brownish-black flower base
- Origin: Europe
- Average growth height: 90 to 120 cm
- Annual or perennial: Perennial
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- Winter hardy: Forst hardy
- Ease of cultivation: Moderate
- Latin: Centaurea nigra
- Dutch: Black Knapweed
- Also known as: Not applicable / Not known
- English: Black Knapweed
