Classic Magic centaurea
Centaurea cyanus 'Classic Magic'
USDA zones2 to 11
SunHandles full sun to partial sun
WaterHandles moderate to moist soil
Size2.5 to 3 feet tall
- Growth rate
- Moderate
- Habit
- Erect
- Bloom season
- Spring, summer
- Bloom color
- Purple, white, bicolor
- Soil types
- Sand, loam, clay
- Soil pH
- Acid, alkaline, neutral
Garden uses
Attracts
Notes
'Classic Magic' centaurea (Centaurea cyanus 'Classic Magic') is an annual for borders, cut flowers, containers, and cottage gardens. Cool weather suits it, and it can take a light frost. This plant likes full or part sun and average to moist, sandy, loamy, or clay soil. Deer tend to browse other plants first. It grows 30 to 38 inches tall and blooms in purple, white, and bicolor. Butterflies, bees, and birds visit the flowers.
Pairs well with Double Zahara Cherry zinnia, Supertunia Bordeaux petunia, and Red fescue.