Centaurea 'Pulchra Major'

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Rhaponticum centaureoides

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

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

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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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