Award of Garden Merit (RHS Award) indicating a plant that is rated excellent for garden use, of good constitution, and not requiring specialist conditions to grow well.
40-70 x 40-70cm. An unusual plant, forming rosettes of spiny leaves, white-woolly on underside. Large, purple, daisy-like flowers in mid-summer. Fertile, well-drained soil in full sun in a sheltered position. Protect from winter wet.