Rock Garden Plants
Centaurea woronowii Bornm. ex Sosn. trib. Cardueae 
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FamilyASTERACEAE
Genus speciesCentaurea woronowii Bornm. ex Sosn. trib. Cardueae
BibliographyVěstn. Tiflissk. Bot. Sada, n.s., 2: 91 (1926)
Native Rangew. Transcaucasus to ne. Turkey
Primary BiomeTemperate
Habitatrocks
Altitude700-1500m
Descriptionleaves grey tomentose, lower leaves in outline lanceolate, lyrate or pinnatilobate, upper leaves smaller, sessile, entire, involucre cylindrical, capitula subradiate
Size10-20cm
Colorblackish violet
Bloomspring, early summer
Ca
Typeperennial
Cultivationsunny rock crevices, protection against winter wet
alpine house, poor, drained soil, sun
Propagationseed in spring, dark, moist, germ. 1 month, 16-21°C
division in early spring and fall; cuttings in late summer
SynonymsCentaurea triumfettii var. pleiocephala Bornm.
Cyanus woronowii (Bornm. ex Sosn.) Soják
Territory3 Asia-Temperate
     33 Caucasus (TCS Transcaucasus)
     34 Western Asia (TUR Turkey)
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