Botanical Name: Centranthus ruber
Common Name: Jupiter's beard Type of Plant: dicot: perennial Character evergreen Habit of Growth: Overall Shape bushy, rounded, sprawling plant with blue-green foliage and red terminal flower clusters - very rank and fast growing Height 2-3' Spread indefinite Growth Rate rapid Environment: Exposure outdoors full sun to part shade Soil takes most any soil Hardiness hardy to 15 degrees F (zones 7-9, 14-24) Morphology: Leaves blue-green lanceolate to ovate, opposite to 4" long, slightly toothed to entire Flowers dense terminal clusters of small red to pinkish flowers – about 1/2" long Fruit single-seeded nut - with dandelion-like wing Propagation: stem cuttings, seed Usage: mass plantings, banks, low maintenance situations – good in dry, difficult situations – good source of warm season color Landscape Care: Watering very drought tolerant after first year – don't over water Fertilizing none Pruning keep controlled in area – should be thinned every other year; cut off dead flowers Pests/Diseases none Special Conditions/Other Origin: Europe and North Africa Family: Valerianaceae Notes: |
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