Catananche

Plant Characteristics
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Cultivation

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Scientific Names

Read about Catananche in the Standard Cyclopedia of Horticulture
Catananche (Greek name, referring to ancient custom of using the plant in making love-philters). Compositae. Annual or perennial garden herbs, grown for the bloom. Leaves crowded at the base of the st., and linear or lanceolate: head long-peduncled, blue or yellow: achene oblong, ribbed and usually villose or setose: pappus of 5-7 lanceolate long-acuminate scales.—A half dozen species in the Medit. region. Of easiest cult, in any garden soil, particularly if light. Prop, by seeds and division. Useful for cutting.^CH The above text is from the Standard Cyclopedia of Horticulture. It may be out of date, but still contains valuable and interesting information which can be incorporated into the remainder of the article. Click on "Collapse" in the header to hide this text.

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