Centaurea atropurpurea

Sizes available: True gallon

Basics: Hardy to zone 5, 48" x 24", full sun, intricate "netted" buds and dark ruby blooms in late summer, likes alkaline soil and must be very well-drained, really hates being wet in the winter

Common name: Red Knapweed

Family: Asteraceae

Origin/Distribution: meadows in the Carpathian Mountains of Europe

More: This makes a good cut flower in bud or bloom

Picture: Jelitto Staudensamen GmbH