Jupiter's Beard

Jupiter's Beard - Centranthus Ruber Coccineus

Season: Perennial
Zones: 5 - 8
Height: 24 inches
Bloom Season: Early Summer to Late Summer
Bloom Color: Red
Environment: Full/Partial Sun, Moist but Well Drained
Rich red plumes, marvellously fragrant and long-blooming, transform the informal border or meadow! This vibrantly-red Jupiter's Beard is an invaluable source of bright color no garden should be without! This delightful perennial is a gardener's best friend, adding plumes of vertical color 2 to 3 feet high to the middle of the border blooming all summer above spear-shaped gray-green foliage and providing long-lasting cut flowers.

Simple to start from seed, Centranthus should be spaced about 12 to 15 inches apart in the sunny garden (light shade is fine as well). Very long-lived, it asks only ordinary garden soil with good drainage. This is a plant to mass together for big impact!

Approximately 1000 seeds covers 75 square feet.