About
This perennial develops a dense rosette of pinnately lobed leaves at its base. During the summer, it produces tall, branched stems that support light yellow flower heads measuring up to 6 cm in diameter.
About the genus
Cephalaria consists of either annual or perennial plants characterized by their pinnately divided foliage and flower heads resembling those of scabious.
Growing conditions
- Sunlight
- Full sun, Partial shade
- Soil type
- Chalk, Clay, Loam, Sand
- Soil pH
- Acid, Alkaline, Neutral
- Soil moisture
- Moist but well-drained
- Aspect
- South-facing, West-facing, East-facing, North-facing
- Exposure
- Exposed, Sheltered
- UK hardiness
- H7
Plant details
- Plant type
- Herbaceous Perennial
- Habit
- Columnar upright
- Foliage
- Deciduous
- Height
- 1.5-2.5 metres
- Spread
- 0.5-1 metres
- Time to full height
- 2-5 years
- Suggested uses
- Wildlife gardens
- Native to
- Caucasus to Turkey
Care notes
- Cultivation
- Grow in a fertile moist but well-drained soil in sun or partial shade. Needs staking in exposed gardens.
- Pruning
- Cut back after flowering
- Propagation
- Propagate by seed sown in pots in a cold frame in early spring or propagate by division in spring
- Pest resistance
- Generally pest-free
- Disease resistance
- Generally disease-free