Centaurea 'Pulchra Major'

Plant (HPS Number P12332)

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Date donated: 22nd Mar 2022
Donor: Jane Sterndale-Bennett

RHS Number and Name Designation (if any): 98427 - Synonym

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

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

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Centaurea 'Pulchra Major'

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Plant renamed on the 9th October 2024 (Name only)

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