Centaurea Hypoleuca 'John Coutts' - Cornflower, Centaurea: Information and Pictures from Plant Encyclopedia

Centaurea Hypoleuca 'John Coutts' - Cornflower, Centaurea
Type	Herbaceous, Deciduous
Size	Medium Border (50-100cm height)
Form	Rounded - Clump
Colours	Medium green Foliage, Red Flowers (Summer)
Care	Some maintenance required
Hardiness	Very hardy
Growth	Medium growing

Centaurea is a long flowering native wildflower. It is fully hardy annual so will only flower for one year but this vatiety puts on a magnificent display of bright pink flowers throughout the summer.Ideal for cut flowers.

Cultivation tips: Cornflower flourishes on poor well drained soils, requiring a spot on full to establish and flower. In a windy location this flower might require staking but it is ideally suited to wild flower planting on problematic dry soils. Sow directly as seed in spring or plant as established plugs.