Genus

Centaurea plants

This list is every Centaurea plant in the Bosquelle catalog — the plants we have collected, not every species in the genus.

Open a profile for sun, zone, and care. Shared growing steps live on the genus guide — this page is the plant list.

What this list is

Shared growing steps for Centaurea live in Centaurea Guides.

This genus sits in the Compositae family.

Silver Knapweed Full Sun1–2 ft (30–60 cm)
Mountain Cornflower Full Sun1–2 ft (30–60 cm)
Greater Knapweed Full Sun2–3 ft (60–90 cm)
Giant Knapweed Full Sun3–4 ft (90–120 cm)
Persian Cornflower Full Sun1–3 ft (30–90 cm)
Very Dark Purple Knapweed Full Sun3–4 ft (90–120 cm)
Mountain Cornflower 'Amethyst in Snow' Full Sun1–2 ft (30–60 cm)
White Mountain Cornflower Full Sun1–2 ft (30–60 cm)
Mountain Cornflower 'Amethyst Dream' Full Sun1–2 ft (30–60 cm)
Persian Cornflower 'John Coutts' Full Sun1–2 ft (30–60 cm)
Cornflower 'Snowman' Full Sun2–3 ft (60–90 cm)
Cornflower 'Pinkie' Full Sun2–3 ft (60–90 cm)
Cornflower 'Jubilee Gem' Full Sun1–2 ft (30–60 cm)
Cornflower 'Blue Diadem' Full Sun2–3 ft (60–90 cm)
Cornflower 'Black Gem' Full Sun1–2 ft (30–60 cm)
Cornflower Full Sun1–3 ft (30–90 cm)
American Basket-flower Full Sun2–4 ft (60–120 cm)

Browse more plant collections in the Plant Encyclopedia.