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Cephalaria alpina
Also called Yellow Cephalaria, Yellow Swanseed
Alpine scabious (Cephalaria alpina) is a hardy, branched perennial herb from the Alps and northern Apennines, grown for its pale yellow, scabious-like flower heads in summer. It needs full sun or light shade and well-drained, lime-rich soil.
Cephalaria alpina, commonly known as the yellow cephalaria, alpine scabious or yellow scabious, is a species of flowering plant in the family Caprifoliaceae native to the Alps in Europe.
This species is present in Western and Eastern Alps, in the northern Apennines and in the Swiss Jura. It prefers nutrient-rich and limestone soils at an elevation of 1,000–1,500 metres (3,300–4,900 ft) above sea level.
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Text excerpted from the Wikipedia article Cephalaria alpina 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.
