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Centaurea americana
American Basketflower
Item #: 1010
Category: Wildflowers
Habit: Annual
Bloom: May-June
Height: 2-5'
Planting Rates:
10 lb. per acre
1 oz. per 275 sq. ft.
SOIL TYPE |
SUNLIGHT |
Soil Moisture |
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Loam |
Clay |
Caliche |
Full |
Partial |
Dappled |
Shade |
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X |
X |
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X |
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Medium Moist |
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Description
This annual forms large, dense colonies along the roadsides and in pastures throughout all of Texas. It can grow up to 5 feet tall and in the early summer it blooms into solitary flower heads 2 to 3½ inches in diameter. The blooms are a beautiful pink, with a creamy center. They make interesting cut flowers, and are suitable for dried flower arrangements as well.
Seeds drying in the sun (above)
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