CENTAUREA GYMNOCARPA
Common Name(s): Purple Dusty Miller, Star Thistle, Knapweed
Origin: California (North America)
Size: 4' - 6' h x 3' - 5' w
Type: Perennial (Drought Tolerant)
Light: Full Sun to Half Day Sun
This soft, fast growing Dusty Miller is great for drought tolerant gardens. Long, gray velvet like leaves are up all year forming a large boulder shape overtime. Lavender-pink thistle flowers appear in Spring on floppy stems through the Summer. Drought tolerant in the ground once established. Prune hard early Spring and late Fall to keep compact. Attracts hummingbirds, butterflies and bees.
