species
Centaurea scabiosa
greater knapweed
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Centaurea scabiosa belongs to the family Asteraceae, also known as greater knapweed, native to the UK. It grows in full sun, where the ground is neutral or alkaline and in dry or well drained conditions.
Assembled from the attributes recorded below.
What this plant needs
- Aspect
- Full sun
- Acidity
- Neutral, Alkaline
- Moisture
- Dry, Well drained
- In the UK
- Native
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