Pandy’s Garden Center Centaurea ‘Breeders Mixed’ Cornflower Perennials

The spidery, thistle-like flowers of this selection of knapweeds (centaurea) flower from June all the way through to October in a mix of delicious sorbet shades, including cream, lemon, cranberry and blackcurrant. Knapweed is a relation of the annual cornflower, but it’s a hardy perennial, so you can plant it, then leave it to do its thing.

You’d be hard-pushed to find a spot that this plant won’t do well on: it will even prosper on poor soil, and can cope with full sun or partial shade.