Knautia macedonica 'Melton Pastels'
Family - Caprifoliaceae
Category - Perennial
Season of Interest - Summer
Hardiness - H7
Height - 1.2m or more
Location - The East Border
Description: Clump-forming Perennial with an upright habit and mid-green leaves that are lanceolate to pinnatifid in shape. Pincushion-like flowers are produced at the tips of branched, slender stems from early to late summer. Flowers vary in colour from shades of pale pink to mauve and red and are attractive to bees and butterflies.
Flower:
Pincushion-like capitulum flowers are surrounded by a collar of green bracts (involucre). Flowers are produced from June into August in various pastel shades of pink, mauve and red.
Flower colour: Pink, red, or mauve
Flower shape: Capitulum
Flowering time: June, July, August
Foliage:
Mid-green foliage is lanceolate to pinnatifid in shape. Leaves are held in rosettes at the base of the plant and also in opposite pairs up the long, slender stems.
Foliage Senescence: Deciduous
Foliage Shape: Lanceolate, pinnatifid
Propagation:
Seed, cuttings.
Cultivation:
Best in full sun in moisture retentive, but well drained soil.