Categories Perennials | red & pink flowers | Wildflowers | Centaurea jacea Brown Knapweed Description Popular name(s): Brown Knapweed, Brownray Knapweed Botanical name: Centaurea jacea Family: Asteraceae Origin: Asia (Georgia, Russia, Turkey), Europe, North Africa (Algeria, Morocco, Tunisia) and as an invasive species in North America and Australia Height: 30 to 80 centimetres USDA zone: 5 (-23 °C) Related plants: Achillea ageratifolia Achillea clypeolata “Schwellenburg” Achillea filipendulina Achillea millefolium Acmella oleracea Ageratum houstonianum Ajania pacifica Ambrosia artemisiifolia Anaphalis triplinervis “Silberregen” Antennaria dioica Arctium lappa Argyranthemum frutescens Arnica chamissonis Artemisia absinthium Artemisia vulgaris Bellis perennis Bellis perennis cv. Black Salsify Brachyscome iberidifolia Calendula officinalis Callistephus chinensis Carduus acanthoides Carduus nutans Carlina acaulis Carlina vulgaris Centaurea cyanus Centaurea montana Centaurea scabiosa Chrysanthemum “Splash Meadow” Chrysanthemum cv. Chrysanthemum indicum hybrids Chrysanthemum x indicum “Julia” Chrysanthemum zawadskii “Clara Curtis” Chrysanthemum zawadskii “Mary Stoker” Chrysogonum virginianum Cichorium endivia Cichorium endivia var. crispum Cichorium intybus Cichorium intybus Cichorium intybus var. foliosum Cirsium arvense Cirsium oleraceum Cirsium palustre Cirsium vulgare Conyza canadensis Coreopsis grandiflora Coreopsis verticillata “Moonbeam” Coreopsis verticillata cv. Cosmos bipinnatus cv. Cota tinctoria “Lemon Ice” Cota tinctoria cv. Dahlia “Duet” Dahlia “Honey” Dahlia “Mystery Day” Doronicum orientale Echinacea “Hot Papaya” Echinacea cv. Echinacea purpurea Echinops bannaticus Erigeron annuus Eupatorium cannabinum Eurybia divaricata Farfugium japonicum Felicia amelloides Gaillardia aristata “Arizona Sun” Galinsoga quadriradiata Gazania hybrids Gerbera sp. Gerbera × hybrida Gymnocoronis spilanthoides Gynura aurantiaca Helenium autumnale Helianthus annuus cv. Helianthus giganteus “Sheila’s Sunshine” Helianthus tuberosus Hieracium murorum Hieracium pilosella Inula britannica Inula ensifolia Jacobaea maritima Jacobaea vulgaris Jacobaea vulgaris ssp. dunensis Jerusalem Artichoke Kleinia patriciae Kleinia stapeliiformis Lactuca sativa Lactuca serriola Lactuca tatarica Lapsana communis Leaf Chicory Leontodon hispidus Leontopodium souliei Leucophyta brownii Liatris spicata Ligularia dentata Limbarda crithmoides Matricaria chamomilla Matricaria discoidea Onopordum acanthium Osteospermum “Sonja” Osteospermum cv. Othonna triplinervia Pallenis maritima Pericallis “Senetti” Pilosella aurantiaca Prenanthes purpurea Radicchio Ratibida columnifera Ratibida pinnata Romaine Lettuce Rudbeckia fulgida Rudbeckia hirta cv. Sanvitalia procumbens Scorzonera hispanica Senecio barbertonicus Senecio crassissimus Senecio herreianus Senecio inaequidens Senecio kleiniiformis Senecio leucanthemifolius ssp. vernalis Senecio rowleyanus Senecio serpens Senecio vulgaris Silybum marianum Solidago “Strahlenkrone” Solidago canadensis Solidago virgaurea Sonchus arvensis Sonchus asper Sonchus oleraceus Stevia rebaudiana Stokesia laevis “Mels Blue” Symphyotrichum dumosum “Niobe” Symphyotrichum dumosum cv. Tagetes erecta “Schneeball” Tagetes patula “Bonanza Yellow” Tagetes patula “Disco Orange” Tanacetum parthenium Tanacetum vulgare Taraxacum sect. Ruderalia Telekia speciosa Tragopogon dubius Tragopogon pratensis Tripleurospermum inodorum Tussilago farfara Zinnia violacea cv.
