{"product_id":"centaurea-montana-purple-heart","title":"Centaurea montana 'Purple Heart'","description":"\u003cp\u003eA particularly attractive form of Centaurea or cornflower, which bears flowers with a prominent purple centre surrounded by white florets, during early summer. The lance-shaped foliage is green-grey and creates a low mound beneath the upright flower stems.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e'Purple Heart' flourishes in alkaline soils and south facing aspects which receive full sun. It prefers a well-drained soil but will tolerate poor drainage.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eCornflowers are perfect for a cottage garden setting and their flowers also cut well for floral decorations. After flowering the plant may begin to look untidy, cut it back hard to encourage fresh foliage and a second flush of flower.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eHeight x Spread: 40cm x 50cm\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Hardys Cottage Garden Plants","offers":[{"title":"3 Litre","offer_id":52922070565206,"sku":"104654","price":14.5,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1003\/4928\/0598\/files\/Centaureamontana_PurpleHeart.jpg?v=1774418328","url":"https:\/\/hardysplants.co.uk\/products\/centaurea-montana-purple-heart","provider":"Hardy's Cottage Garden Plants","version":"1.0","type":"link"}