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Centaurea gymnocarpa 'Colchester White' is probably the most lovely and useful of all the dusty miller cultivars sold today. It is brighter, lighter, more fine and airy, yet durable than most of the material we grew in past decades. Click on this image for a larger, fullscreen version.

 

Centaurea americana 'Aloha'

ht: 3 ft.
fc: lilac-pink
fd: 3.0 in.

Centaurea candidissima 'Magic Silver' (1/03)

ha: a dusty-miller type plant
lc: bright whitish-silver
ls: wide, obovate lobes, these slightly undulate and with a distinctly obtuse apex. Quite distinct and pretty

Centaurea caucasica 'Blaues Siegel'

ha: stems straight.
ht: 80cm
fc: lavender-blue
fd: 7cm wide
bt: longer than parent strain
prop: requires vegetative propagation to remain true.
or: VEG Bornimer Staudenkulteren 1972 as selection of S.C. 'Lavendelblaue Riesen'
in: Naser 1996
li: Sieber, J. 1997. New registered cultivars of hardy herbaceous perennials. Int. Hardy Plt. Soc. 1996/96 Yearbook: 90.

Centaurea cyanus 'Black Gem'

ht: 24 in.
fc: dark blackish-maroon
lc: silvery-green

Centaurea cyanus 'Blue Bottle'

ht: 12 in. - half size
fc: dark blue

Centaurea cyanus 'Blue Diadem'

fc: blue with black center
fd: 2.5 in.

Centaurea cyanus 'Emperor William'

ht: 24-36 in. - taller than some strains
fc: dark blue
ft: single
lc: silvery-green

Centaurea cyanus 'Florence' series

ht: 18 in.
cultivars:

Centaurea cyanus 'Frosty' ('Frosted Queen'

ht: 20 in.
fc: blend of mixed colors in the strain, most with white-margined petals, that is a frosting

Centaurea cyanus 'Garnet'

ht: 24 in.
fc: rich dark red as the name implies

Centaurea cyanus 'Jubilee Gem'

ht: 24 in.
fc: bright blue
ft: double
aw: AAS 1937

Centaurea cyanus 'Midget' series

ht: 12 in. - dwarf
fd: 1.0 in. - smaller but in scale
cultivars:

Centaurea cyanus 'Pinkie'

fc: light pink

Centaurea cyanus 'Polka Dot'

ht: 24 in.
fc: blend of mixed colors in the strain
ft: double

Centaurea cyanus 'Red Boy'

ht: 30 in.
fc: rose-red

Centaurea cyanus 'Snowman'

ht: 30 in.
fc: creamy white

Centaurea dealbata 'Walter Peters'

ha: short rhizomes
ht: 50-60cm
fc: dark purplish-red - redder than 'Steenbergii'
fd: to 6cm - larger than 'Steenbergii'.
or: Karl-Heinz Marx 1988 from 'Steenbergii'
in: Vera Marx and Ingmar Guldner 1998.
li: Sieber, J. 1998. Neue Stauden-sorten. Int. Hardy Plt. Soc. 1998 Yearbook: 90.

Centaurea gymnocarpa 'Flashy Lady' (4/6)

ht: 24-36 in. - larger than most "dusty millers"
lc: greyish-silver
lm, lt: finely incised
so, in: Provenwinners.com (online website 2006)

Centaurea 'Hoar Frost'

ha: upright
ht: 30cm
fc: clean white with purplish tints to the center
ll: blades narrow
lc: greyish green
so:
Monksilver Nursery

Centaurea hypoleuca 'John Coutts'

ht: 24 in.
fc: rays deep rose pink with a whitish center
bt: several months, sometimes with fall rebloom
fd: 2-3 in.
lc: medium green
ls: blades deeply divided, lobed, showy
so:
Carroll Gardens

Centaurea 'Jolly Joker'

ht: 4 ft.
fc: lavender-pink
fd: 3.0 in.c spreads
ht: 40 cm
lc: gray-green
lw: narrow
fc: soft mauve-blue
so:
Sollya

Centaurea montana 'Amethyst in Snow' (9/5)

fc: outer rays rich purple, central disc flowers white, distinct bicolor effect
in: Blooms of Bressingham 2006

Centaurea montana 'Carnea'

ht: 18 in.
fc: rays pink
lc: greyish-green
so:
Croftway Nursery

Centaurea montana 'Dot Purple' (2/5)

ht: 40cm tall
fc: royal purple - not bluish-purple as species typical
ft: outer rays very narrow, thread-like, quite elongated
or: Sally Stevens, Ellisburg, NY
so, in: Seneca Hill (online catalog 2005)

Centaurea montana 'Gold Bullion'

ha: spreading, compact with erect, solitary stems
ht: 12 in. tall x 15 in. wide
fc: deep purplish-blue
lc: golden yellow, contrasting well with the flowers
or: Hervey Fielding
in: Mid Atlantic Plant Co. c. 2000
pat: US#10865

Centaurea montana 'Jordi' (6/5)

ht: 35cm
fc: corolla dark purple
ft: very narrow petals with small forked apex - very different than other named clones
in: worldwide trade 2006

Centaurea montana 'Joyce'

fc: clear pink
or: Joyce Huisman
so:
Monksilver Nursery

Centaurea montana 'Lady Flora Hasting'

ht: 18 in.
fc: rays "warm white" (Croftway website 2000)
fd: larger than species typical
so:
Croftway Nursery

Centaurea montana 'Purple Prose'

ha: spreading
ht: 20-30cm
fc: dark purple
or: Monsilver Nursery c. 1999

Centaurea moschata 'Antique Lace'

ht: 24 in.
fc: mixed shades of light pink, lilac, and lavender

Centaurea moschata 'Dairy Maid'

ht: 18-24 in.
fc: medium yellow.
it: ray florets up to 50% width of inflor.
ns: has been sold under the name var. or subsp. suaveolens which is not correct.
so:
seed (Thompson-Morgan)

Centaurea moschata 'Imperialis'

ht: 36-48 in. - taller and more imperial than most strains
fc: blend of mixed shades including bright pink, purple, white, and yellow blends.

Centaurea moschata 'Lucida'

ht: 24 in.
fc: dark red

Centaurea moschata 'The Bride'

fc: pure white