Centaurea includes annuals, perennials, and subshrubs, characterized by simple or pinnately lobed foliage and prominent flower heads resembling thistles, frequently featuring enlarged outer florets.

Centaurea

Centaurea 'Aloha'

Centaurea 'Amethyst on Ice' is a herbaceous perennial that reaches a height of about 40 cm. It features broad, lance-shaped green foliage and produces flowerheads adorned with white ray florets surrounding purple central discs. This plant blooms from late spring through late summer and is known to attract bees.

Centaurea 'Amethyst on Ice'

Centaurea 'Amethyst'

Centaurea 'Big Purple'

Centaurea 'Blue Carpet'

Centaurea 'Blue Dragon'

Centaurea 'Caramia' is a herbaceous perennial that reaches heights of up to 60 cm. It features broad, lance-shaped green foliage. The plant produces vibrant purple-pink blooms that emerge from substantial, dark, bristly buds, providing a continuous display from early summer through early autumn.

Centaurea 'Caramia'

Centaurea 'Copper Hybrid'

Centaurea 'John Coutts' is a robust herbaceous perennial featuring jagged, lobed foliage that is covered with a white felt-like undersurface. In summer, and frequently extending into early autumn, it produces prominent flower heads that measure around 6 cm in diameter and display a purplish-pink hue.

Centaurea 'John Coutts'

Centaurea 'Jordy' is a herbaceous perennial that can reach heights of up to 60 cm. Its grey-green leaves provide a lush backdrop for the species. From late spring into early summer, this plant produces deep purple-red flowers that resemble thistles, featuring narrow, fringed petals on sturdy, upright stems.

Centaurea 'Jordy'

Centaurea 'Larch Cottage Electric Blue'

Centaurea 'Midget Mixed'

Centaurea 'Phoenix Bronze'

Centaurea 'Silver Feather' is a herbaceous perennial characterized by its dense silvery hairs covering the leaves and stems. This plant develops a bushy clump of finely divided foliage that reaches heights of 30 to 40 cm. It produces flowers from early to late summer, with slender stems that rise above the leaves, supporting buds surrounded by overlapping bracts. These buds eventually open to reveal thistle-like flowers in a pale lilac-pink hue.

Centaurea 'Silver Feather'

Centaurea 'The Bride'

Centaurea 'Totnes Fat Lemon'

Centaurea Phoenix hybrids

Centaurea acaulis

Centaurea achtarovii

Centaurea aegialophila

Centaurea aegophica

Centaurea affinis

Centaurea aggregata

Centaurea akamantis

Centaurea alba

Centaurea alba subsp. latronum

Centaurea albanica

Centaurea albescens

Centaurea albonitens

Centaurea alpina

Centaurea amblensis

Centaurea americana

Centaurea americana 'Aloha Blanca'

Centaurea americana 'Aloha Rosa'

Centaurea argentea

Centaurea aristata subsp. lusitanicum Markgraf

Centaurea aspera

Centaurea aspera subsp. stenophylla

Centaurea athoa

Centaurea attica subsp. megarensis

Centaurea babylonica

Centaurea bagadensis

Centaurea behen

Centaurea bella 'Catherine' (v)

Centaurea bella 'Katherine' (v)

Centaurea benoistii ambig.

Centaurea borjae

Centaurea calcitrapa

Centaurea calcitrapoides

Centaurea calocephala is a perennial that forms clumps reaching up to 1 meter in height, featuring finely divided, gray-green foliage. In summer, robust stems support deep red blossoms that arise from bronze-hued, scaly buds.

Centaurea calocephala

Centaurea calocephala 'Alba'

Centaurea carniolica

Centaurea chaplinei

Centaurea cheiranthifolia is a herbaceous perennial that reaches a height of up to 45 cm. It features narrow, lanceolate leaves that are grey-green in hue. Blooming occurs from summer through early autumn, with flower buds surrounded by overlapping bracts that have hairy margins. The blossoms are large and range from creamy white to pale yellow, showcasing deep purple anthers.

Centaurea cheiranthifolia

Centaurea cheiranthifolia var. purpurascens

Centaurea chrysantha

Centaurea cineraria

Centaurea cineraria 'Colchester White'

Centaurea cineraria 'Silver Lace'

This evergreen perennial features a sprawling habit and possesses silvery, blue-green leaves that are covered in fine wool on both surfaces. In summer, it produces purple blooms.

Centaurea cineraria subsp. cineraria

Centaurea citricolor

Centaurea clementei

Centaurea collina

Centaurea corymbosa

Centaurea crassifolia

Centaurea crassifolia Bertol

Centaurea cuneifolia

Centaurea cyanoides is an annual plant native to the Mediterranean region, typically reaching heights of around 30 cm. It features narrow, lanceolate leaves that are grey-green in color. Blooming occurs in spring and early summer, when the buds are surrounded by overlapping bracts with hairy margins. The flowers, measuring 2-3 cm in diameter, consist of bright blue outer florets that encircle a cluster of small pale purple central flowers.

Centaurea cyanoides

Centaurea cyanoides 'Blue Moon'

Centaurea cyanus is an annual plant that reaches heights of up to 75 cm. It features lance-shaped leaves that are slightly lobed and mid-green in color. During late spring and summer, it produces solitary flowerheads measuring 3 to 4 cm in diameter, displaying a deep blue hue with violet-blue inner florets.

Centaurea cyanus

Centaurea cyanus 'Black Ball' is an upright annual that reaches a height of up to 75 cm. It features simple or slightly lobed foliage and produces solitary flower heads that are deep red, measuring 3-4 cm in diameter, during the late spring and summer months.

Centaurea cyanus 'Black Ball'

Centaurea cyanus 'Blue Ball' is an annual cornflower that reaches a height of about 80 cm when in bloom. It features elongated, grey-green foliage. Throughout the summer, it produces abundant double flower-heads in a vivid cobalt blue.

Centaurea cyanus 'Blue Ball' (d)

Centaurea cyanus 'Blue Bottle'

Centaurea cyanus 'Blue Boy' is an annual cornflower that reaches a height of approximately 80 cm when in bloom. It features lance-shaped, grey-green foliage. Throughout the summer, it produces prominent flower heads measuring 3-4 cm in diameter, showcasing bright blue florets arranged around a center of dark purple stamens.

Centaurea cyanus 'Blue Boy'

Centaurea cyanus 'Blue Diadem' is an annual variety of cornflower that typically reaches a height of approximately 75 cm when in bloom. Its foliage consists of lance-shaped, grey-green leaves. Throughout the summer, it produces prominent flower heads measuring 3-4 cm in diameter, featuring a ring of sky blue florets encircling dark purple stamens at the center.

Centaurea cyanus 'Blue Diadem'

Centaurea cyanus 'Choice Mixed'

This upright annual reaches a height of 30 cm, featuring slender leaves and vibrant blue blooms that emerge in late spring and continue into summer.

Centaurea cyanus 'Dwarf Blue Midget'

Centaurea cyanus 'Florence Blue' is a compact annual, reaching heights of approximately 30 cm during its blooming period. It features lance-shaped, grey-green leaves at the base. From numerous leafy, branching stems, vibrant blue flower heads, measuring 3-4 cm in diameter, appear throughout the summer months.

Centaurea cyanus 'Florence Blue' (d)

Centaurea cyanus 'Florence Pink'

Centaurea cyanus 'Goliath Blue'

Centaurea cyanus 'Jubilee Gem' is an annual cornflower that reaches a height of approximately 45 cm when in bloom. It features elongated, grey-green foliage. The plant produces prominent flower heads adorned with vibrant blue petals encircling a central cluster of dark purple stamens, blooming from late spring into summer.

Centaurea cyanus 'Jubilee Gem'

Centaurea cyanus 'Mauve Ball'

Centaurea cyanus 'Midget Blue'

Centaurea cyanus 'Pinkie' (d)

Centaurea cyanus 'Plena' (d)

Centaurea cyanus 'Red Ball'

Centaurea cyanus 'Red Boy'

Centaurea cyanus 'Red Midget' (Midget Series)

Centaurea cyanus 'Silver Queen'

Centaurea cyanus 'Snowman'

Centaurea cyanus 'Tom Pouce Bleu'

Centaurea cyanus 'Tom Pouce Rouge'

Centaurea cyanus 'White Ball' (d)

Centaurea cyanus Classic Magic (Classic Series) (mixed)

This assortment of annual cornflowers reaches a height of approximately 75 cm when in bloom, featuring lanceolate leaves that may be simple or slightly lobed. The prominent flower heads, measuring 3-4 cm in diameter, emerge in late spring and summer, displaying a range of colors from white to pale pink and deep pink.

Centaurea cyanus Classic Romantic (Classic Series) (mixed)

Centaurea cyanus Frosty Series

Centaurea cyanus King Size Series

The Polka Dot Series of Centaurea cyanus consists of annual cornflowers that reach a height of approximately 50 cm when in bloom. These plants feature narrow, lance-shaped leaves that are grey-green in color. Throughout the summer, they produce prominent flower heads available in a diverse palette, including shades of white, pink, red, purple, and blue.

Centaurea cyanus Polka Dot Series

Centaurea dealbata is a perennial plant that typically grows up to 1 meter in height, featuring narrow, lobed leaves that are covered with fine white hairs on their undersides. During the summer months, it produces lilac-pink blossoms on sturdy stems. Each flower consists of a circle of deeply fringed outer petals encircling a core of lighter inner petals.