Perennial herb to 1 m tall. Stems hairy. Leaves linear to narrow-lanceolate, to 30 cm long, to 7 cm wide, margins entire or with up to 4 linear teeth, hoary, sessile. Capitula solitary, to 5 cm across; summer. Florets blue. Pappus of 5-8 scales.

SW Europe

Source: Jeanes, J. (2002). Asteraceae. In: Spencer, R.. Horticultural Flora of South-eastern Australia. Volume 4. Flowering plants. Dicotyledons. Part 3. The identification of garden and cultivated plants. University of New South Wales Press.