Centaurea scabiosa (Greater Knapweed)
£4.90This British native wildflower grows in dry chalky grasslands, roadsides, hedgerows and cliffs thro... [full details]
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Proceed To CheckoutA neat plant with coppery-orange flowers and yellow stamens on 30cm stems from May to August.
Vigorous and fast-growing, it makes neat mounds of clumps of rich green, roundish, hairy leaves which show off the colour of the flowers well.
Height: 30cm
Geums have long been cultivated, our native wood avens, Geum urbanum, being a stalwart of medieval herbalists.
The name of the Genus 'Geum' derives from the Greek 'geno' = to yield a pleasant odour or alternatively from the Greek 'geyo' = to stimulate. This refers to the pleasant clove-like aroma that comes from the freshly dug up roots of wood avens. As a result of this, roots were used to flavour Ausburg Ale and to make cordials against the plague.
Common name(s): Avens