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Cephalaria gigantea
Also called Giant Scabious, Tatarian Swanseed, Yellow Scabious
Tatarian cephalaria is a tall, erect perennial with pale yellow, ruffled, scabious-like flower heads in summer, reaching up to 2.5 m. It is grown as an ornamental and may need staking in exposed spots.
Cephalaria gigantea (syn. Scabiosa gigantea), the giant scabious or yellow scabious, is a species of flowering plant in the honeysuckle family Caprifoliaceae. It is native to the Caucasus (Armenia, Georgia and Azerbaijan) and Turkey, but also cultivated as an ornamental.
This erect perennial has deciduous leaves, and pale yellow, ruffled flower heads in summer. The flowers resemble those of the closely related scabious plants.
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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.
