About
This perennial forms clumps of narrow, strap-like foliage and produces white blooms measuring up to 4 cm in diameter during the summer and autumn months.
About the genus
Catananche comprises annuals or short-lived perennials characterized by slender leaves and single flower heads adorned with silvery bracts and long, strap-like florets. These plants are suitable for drying.
Growing conditions
- Sunlight
- Full sun
- Soil type
- Chalk, Loam, Sand
- Soil pH
- Acid, Alkaline, Neutral
- Soil moisture
- Well-drained
- Aspect
- South-facing, East-facing, West-facing
- Exposure
- Exposed, Sheltered
- UK hardiness
- H5
Plant details
- Plant type
- Herbaceous Perennial
- Habit
- Tufted
- Foliage
- Deciduous
- Height
- 0.5-1 metres
- Spread
- 0.1-0.5 metres
- Time to full height
- 2-5 years
- Suggested uses
- Gravel garden, Cottage and informal garden
Care notes
- Cultivation
- Suited to any well-drained soil in full sun; good drought resistance. Often short-lived if grown on heavy soil
- Pruning
- Cut back after flowering
- Propagation
- Propagate by division in spring or by root cuttings in winter
- Pest resistance
- Generally pest-free
- Disease resistance
- May be susceptible to powdery mildews