Common centaury
Centaurium erythraea
In Dutch: Echt duizendguldenkruid
Annuals & biennialsCollection: Native species
Size and growth
- Mature height
- 0,3 m
- Mature spread
- 0,15 m
Position and care
- Position
- sun
- Water needs
- low
- Evergreen
- no, loses its leaves
- Flower colour
- pink
- Climbs
- no
- Winter-hardy
- yes
- Bees & butterflies
- yes, a good nectar plant
- Hay fever
- not or weakly allergenic
- Poisonous
- no, as far as known
- Pricks or stings
- no
- Maintenance
- low
Through the year
- Leaf
- April to September
- Flower
- July to September
- Fruit
- August to October