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Centranthus macrosiphon

Centranthus macrosiphon flowering plant established on concrete wall, Burch Street, Mt Albert, Auckland.<br>Photographer: Peter J de Lange, Date taken: 15/09/2006, Licence: <a target='_blank' href='https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/4.0'>CC BY-NC</a>.

Centranthus macrosiphon plant bearing flower buds, Burch Street, Mt Albert, Auckland.<br>Photographer: Peter J de Lange, Date taken: 15/09/2006, Licence: <a target='_blank' href='https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/4.0'>CC BY-NC</a>.

Seedling growing cracked pavement abutting basalt rock, Exeter Street, Mt Albert, Auckland.<br>Photographer: Peter J de Lange, Date taken: 31/08/2006, Licence: <a target='_blank' href='https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/4.0'>CC BY-NC</a>.

Centranthus macrosiphon seedlings germinating in street side basalt lava flow, Burch Street, Mt Albert, Auckland.<br>Photographer: Peter J de Lange, Date taken: 04/09/2006, Licence: <a target='_blank' href='https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/4.0'>CC BY-NC</a>.

Centranthus macrosiphon.<br>Photographer: Peter J de Lange, Licence: <a target='_blank' href='https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/4.0'>CC BY-NC</a>. <a class='member-message' href='/nzpcn/why-join-nzpcn/' target='_blank'>Members can view a larger version of this image.</a>

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Common names

Pretty Betsy

Biostatus

Exotic

Conservation status

Not applicable

Structural class

Herbs - Dicotyledons other than Composites

Flower colours

Red/Pink

Detailed taxonomy

Genus

Centranthus

Family

Valerianaceae

Authority

Centranthus macrosiphon Boiss.

Ecology

Flowering

September - December

Fruiting

October - January

Year naturalised

2005

Origin

Europe

Reason for introduction

Horticultural

Tolerances

Reasonably cold and drought tolerant

Life cycle and dispersal

Annual. Reproduces exclusively by seed. Small, long-lived seeds are dispersed by water, animal and gravity.

Other information

Etymology

centranthus: From the Greek kentron meaning ‘spur’ and anthos meaning ‘flower’; refers to the flower having a spur-like base

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