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Knautia drymeia
Hungarian widow flower is a herbaceous perennial from Central and Southeastern Europe, growing 40 to 60 cm tall from a basal leaf rosette. It is best suited to a sunny or lightly shaded spot in a meadow-style or woodland-edge garden.
Knautia drymeia, commonly known as the Hungarian widow flower, is a herbaceous perennial plant species in the family Caprifoliaceae, that grows in Central and Southeastern Europe.
Knautia drymeia is a European species that prefers southern temperate and submeridional floristic zones, with its distribution area consisting of central and southeastern European countries. This relatively common widow flower can be found growing in various shaded forests with dense undergrowth, on the forest edges, as well as different meadows. Only rarely Knautia drymeia represents a part of anthropogenic vegetation.
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