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Common Knapweed

Centaurea nigra

  • Feeds pollinators
Common Knapweed (Centaurea nigra)

Photo: Julie Anne Workman · CC BY-SA 3.0 · Wikimedia Commons

Bloom colours

magenta

What actually matters with this one

One of the highest-nectar meadow plants in Europe. Cut the meadow in late August, after it has seeded.

How to grow it

Light
full sun
Water
Keep it dry
Hardiness
Zones 4-9
Height
75 cm
Flowers
June to September
Difficulty
easy

Where you will meet it

Plant it alongside

Relatives and plants that want the same conditions.