Centaurea moschata FORM MARGARITA

(Amberboa moschata f . Margaritae hort . ) Annual plant family Asteraceae . In a culture known since called cornflower Margarita . It comes from South-Eastern Europe . Stems branched form shrub height of 60 - 70 cm . branched root system . The leaves are large, serrated, bright green . inflorescences 5 - 6 cm in diameter, almost spherical, consist ofwidely-tube over the edge and narrow tube in the center of large pure white flowers .

Plants pollinated cross . Often there is self-pollination . For pureness seed used spatial isolation from 20 to 100 m . Seeds harvested selectively, as they mature .