General Plant Information (Edit)
Plant Habit: Herb/Forb
Life cycle: Annual
Sun Requirements: Full Sun to Partial Shade
Partial or Dappled Shade
Water Preferences: Mesic
Dry Mesic
Dry
Soil pH Preferences: Moderately acid (5.6 – 6.0)
Slightly acid (6.1 – 6.5)
Flowers: Showy
Fragrant
Uses: Cut Flower
Dried Flower
Will Naturalize
Wildlife Attractant: Bees
Butterflies
Propagation: Seeds: Sow in situ

Image
Common names
  • American Basket-flower
  • American Star-thistle
  • Shaving Brush
Botanical names
  • Accepted: Plectocephalus americanus
  • Synonym: Centaurea americana

Photo Gallery
Location: all photos from my garden
Date: 2009-07-23
Aloha Pink

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