purple berkheya

A perennial, growing to 75cm tall, with rosettes of spiny leaves, each leaf up to 45cm long and 10cm wide, with a downy-white underside. In summer, flowerheads, up to 8cm in diameter, are carried on short side branches off a flower stem and open in succession from the top down. The daisy-like flowers comprise an outer ring of white, pale mauve or purple ray florets surrounding a darker purple centre