Centaurea macrocephala

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Centaurea macrocephala

Archive Seeds (HPS Number M01247)

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RHS Number and Name Designation (if any): 43178 - accepted name
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Articles and Publications linked to this species

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My Wildlife Allotment August 2020

Articles and Publications linked to this genus

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More colour, less work – perfect plants for ‘hands-off’ gardening by Gillian Taylor
Publication: The Hardy Plant
Edition: Vol. 45 No 2 Autumn 2024

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Root Causes by Noel Kingsbury
Publication: The Hardy Plant
Edition: Vol. 45 No 2 Autumn 2024

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Gardening for Wildlife
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On a Chalk Hillside – August 2025
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On a Chalk Hillside – July 2025
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HPS Member Ann-Marie Powell wins an RHS Award for designing the Octavia Hill Garden

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Centaurea macrocephala

P00847
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Centaurea macrocephala

P04273
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Centaurea macrocephala

P05772
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Centaurea macrocephala

P12751
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Centaurea macrocephala

M01247

Plants in the genus : Centaurea

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Rhaponticum centaureoides

P12332
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Papaver (Oriental Group) ‘Beauty Queen’ && Centaurea montana

P00261
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Centaurea woronowii

M01258
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Centaurea thracica

P05780
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Centaurea simplicicaulis

M01256
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Centaurea scoparia

M07451
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Centaurea scabiosa f. albiflora

M08731
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https://www.hardy-plant.org.uk/image/catalog/library/seeds/S00449.jpg

Centaurea scabiosa

S00449
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Centaurea scabiosa

M06816
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Centaurea salonitana

S00448
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Centaurea salonitana

M01255
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Centaurea ruthenica

P05779
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Centaurea pulcherrima

P05777
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https://www.hardy-plant.org.uk/image/catalog/library/seeds/S00447.jpg

Centaurea pulcherrima

S00447
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Centaurea pulcherrima

M01254
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Centaurea polypodifolia

M01253
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Centaurea pink flowers

M01257
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Centaurea phrygia

P05776
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https://www.hardy-plant.org.uk/image/catalog/library/seeds/S00450.jpg

Centaurea phrygia

S00450
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Centaurea phrygia

M01252
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Centaurea paniculata  

M06614
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Centaurea orientalis

P02420
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Centaurea orientalis

M01251
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Centaurea nigra

P09978

Plants in the family : Asteraceae

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Achillea nobilis subsp. neilreichii

M07447
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Aster peduncularis

M00855
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Celmisia semicordata

S00437
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Erigeron ‘Quakeress’

P02457
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Achillea clypeolata

M00057
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Cirsium japonicum ex ‘Pink Beauty’

M01319
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Leucanthemum x superbum

M03424
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Anaphalis triplinervis ‘Sommerschnee’

P02324
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Symphyotrichum novi-belgii ‘Ada Ballard’

P04149
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Dahlia ‘Jo’s Choice’ (D)

P10095
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Symphyotrichum ‘Little Carlow’ (cordifolium hybrid)

P00813
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https://www.hardy-plant.org.uk/image/catalog/library/seeds/S00687.jpg

Doronicum carpetanum

S00687
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Echinops bannaticus

P02332
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Helianthus debilis subsp. cucumerifolius ex ‘Italian White’

M08688
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Helenium autumnale mixed

M02736
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https://www.hardy-plant.org.uk/image/catalog/library/seeds/S01315.jpg

Mutisia ilicifolia

S01315
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Helianthus ex ‘Sun Gold’

M02761
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https://www.hardy-plant.org.uk/image/catalog/library/seeds/S00444.jpg

Centaurea cyanus

S00444
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Achillea [Anthea] (‘Anblo’)

P09812
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Felicia uliginosa

S00790
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Berkheya hybrid 

M06961
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Inula hookeri

P02872
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Silybum eburneum

M07800
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Coreopsis verticillata ‘Moonbeam’

P00114