RE: centaurea macrocephala and centaurea gigantea/CORRECTION

Marilyn, I think you're right.  Thanks for the correction.  That's what I
get for relying on my 43 year old memory.  You know, I know there is tons of
diversity in plan families, but I never could figure how that one fit into
the batchelor button family!

It surely is a wonderful plant and I want more!

Susan Saxton, zone 6b

For mine is a little old-fashioned garden where the flowers come
together to praise the Lord and teach all who look upon them to do
likewise.
Celia Thaxter

I AM in shape.  ROUND is a shape!


> -----Original Message-----
> From: Marilyn Dube [m*@teleport.com]
> Sent: Thursday, July 22, 1999 11:06 AM
> To: perennials@mallorn.com
> Subject: RE: centaurea macrocephala and centaurea gigantea
> 
> 
> Hi Susan,    I am wondering if the above listed Centaurea 
> gigantea could be
> Cephalaria gigantea.   It grows to about 7' in my garden with 
> creamy yellow
> Scabiosa-like flowers on long willowy stems.  Foliage is 
> large, toothed and
> coarse with a definite Centaurea appearance.  At one time its 
> botanical name
> was Scabiosa tartarica.  It was one of the most popular 
> plants blooming
> during spring sale weekends.
> Marilyn Dube'
> Natural Design Plants
> Hardy Perennials, Choice Tropicals
> Portland, OR   Zone 8b
> 
> -----Original Message-----
> From:	owner-perennials@mallorn.com 
> [owner-perennials@mallorn.com] On
> Behalf Of Saxton, 
> Susan
> Sent:	Tuesday, July 20, 1999 10:57 AM
> To:	'perennials'
> Subject:	centaurea macrocephala and centaurea gigantea
> 
> Centaurea gigantea is only in it's second year in my garden.  
> I had only
> read about it as having yellow, scabiosa (pincushion) like 
> flowers, and
> between yellow and scabiosa as a description I was sold.  
> Last year the
> plant just grew in my garden; didn't do much.
> 
> This year it is blooming and I will definitely add more of 
> this apparently
> care-free perennial to my beds.  This plant is tall, I'd 
> guess about 8'?
> But it's not a solid mass.  The growth habit is more open and 
> airy, similar
> to verbena bonariensis, if you're familiar with that.  There 
> are large basal
> leaves, but then thin, airy stems rise to the 8' heigh, and 
> atop are the
> baby yellow pincusion flowers.  I have this growing with a 
> rose, Therese
> Bugnet, who herself gets about 8' in height with perfect-pink 
> flowers, as
> well as a vitex agnus castus shrub (wonderful blue flower 
> spikes in late
> summer -- the bees adore this one).  I can't comment yet on 
> how long the
> plant blooms, but I'll keep you posted.
> 
> As Mikey says, "Try 'em, you'll like 'em!"
> 
> Susan Saxton, zone 6b
> 
> For mine is a little old-fashioned garden where the flowers 
> come together to
> praise the Lord and teach all who look upon them to do likewise.
> Celia Thaxter
> 
> I AM in shape.  ROUND is a shape!
> 
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