Centranthus macrosiphon
Common name
Pretty Betsy
Family
Valerianaceae
Flora category
Vascular – Exotic
Structural class
Herbs - Dicotyledons other than Composites
Conservation status
Not applicable
Flowering
September - December
Flower colours
Red/Pink
Fruiting
October - January
Year naturalised
2005
Origin
Europe
Etymology
centranthus: From the Greek kentron meaning ‘spur’ and anthos meaning ‘flower’; refers to the flower having a spur-like base
Reason For Introduction
Horticultural
Life Cycle Comments
Annual
Reproduction
Exclusively by seed
Seed
Small, long-lived
Dispersal
Water, animal and gravity
Tolerances
Reasonably cold and drought tolerant