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Catananche caerulea bicolor
White Cupid's Dart
Type/Hardiness Herbaceous, Perennial, Hardy
Flowering period
Height
Light preference Full sun
Soil preference Any reasonable, well-drained soil
Sowing time/depth Spring, Autumn, Surface
This pretty plant produces a basal rosette of narrow, grey-green leaves, above which wiry stems rise in summer, topped with white flowers with violet-blue eyes. The papery seedheads are very attractive and are useful for dried flower arrangements.
Sowing and/or growing instructions
Sow under glass in spring or autumn on the surface of moist, free-draining compost, covering with a fine sprinkling of compost or fine vermiculite. Transplant seedlings into individual posts or modules and grow on (plants from autumn sowings are best kept in a cold frame over winter), planting out in full sun in the spring, in any reasonable, well-drained soil.
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