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 Centaurea macrocephala
Armenian Basketflower
This
native of the Caucusus is a perennial in zones 3-9 (much of the US). It
flowers on stalks up to 5 feet high from May-July, attracting butterflies.
The 3-4 inch wide flowers and unusual, basket-like buds are good for
drying and make nice wands, because the stalk is good and thick but is not
prickly like most thistles. The spikes are blunt, so you could consider
this a pushover of a Mars plant. The plant forms a clump that can produce 40 large
flowers; each flower makes over 200 seeds. This
would make a great partner for Artichoke thistle, which gets purple thistle-type
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How to grow it: Sow
in spring or summer. Plant the seed as deep as the seed is wide to germinate
in 2 weeks. Transplant to full sun and soil on the dry side. This
plant reseeds if it is happy, so cut off flowers if you do not want a lot
of babies. General
growing info.
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Centaurea macrocephala
Armenian Basketflower
45
seeds $3.00
Uses in
Witchcraft & Magick:
Wands
Mars Herb
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