Centaurea montana 'Purple Heart'

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Centaurea montana 'Purple Heart'

Plant (HPS Number P11806)

Notes:
Date donated: 3rd Mar 2021
Donor: Robert Hinchcliffe

RHS Number and Name Designation (if any): 238402 - Accepted
  • Date added to the website: 23rd Mar 2023
  • Date updated on the website: 19th Dec 2024
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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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HPS Member Ann-Marie Powell wins an RHS Award for designing the Octavia Hill Garden

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