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Centaurea gymnocarpa
Also called Dusty Miller
A rare, woody-based perennial from the Tuscan island of Capraia, grown mainly for its silvery-grey foliage. It needs sun, sharp drainage and little water, and is often grown in gardens as a hybrid with Centaurea cineraria.
Centaurea gymnocarpa, also known as Capraian cornflower (Italian: fiordaliso di Capraia) or centaury of Capraia, is a species of flowering plant in the family Asteraceae. It is a rare species endemic to Italy found only on Capraia, a small island located in the Tuscan Archipelago, with the species being distributed across eight subpopulations on the island's surface. Its natural habitats are Mediterranean-type shrubby vegetation and rocky areas, colonizing in the cracks and fissures of cliffs.
Centaurea gymnocarpa is endemic to Italy found only on Capraia, a small island located in the Tuscan Archipelago, with the species being distributed across eight subpopulations on the island's surface. Its natural habitats are Mediterranean-type shrubby vegetation and rocky areas, colonizing in the cracks and fissures of cliffs.
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Text excerpted from the Wikipedia article Centaurea gymnocarpa by its contributors, under CC BY-SA 4.0; the excerpts and the care summary drawn from them are shared under the same licence.
The care summary was written by AI (Claude, Anthropic) from the sources on this page, with general growing knowledge where they are silent. Check before relying on it.
Life form, climate and native range: World Checklist of Vascular Plants, Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew (CC BY 3.0), reformatted; see Plants of the World Online.
