Centaurea macrocephala

Plant Characteristics
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Cultivation

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Scientific Names

Read about Centaurea macrocephala in the Standard Cyclopedia of Horticulture
Centaurea macrocephala, Puschk. Perennial: sts. simple, erect, swollen below the fl.-head, leafy, 2½-3 ft. high: lvs. ovate-lanceolate, slightly decurrent, scabrous, acute, somewhat serrate, gradually diminishing upwards to the base of the single terminal head: head subglobose, larger than a hen's egg, often 3-4 in. diam.; involucre of 8-12 rows of appressed, scarious-margined, rusty, fringed scales; fls. yellow, the marginal and disk alike. Armenia. B.M. 1248. J.H. III. 33:331; 52: 547; 63 : 319.—Often grown from seeds. ^CH The above text is from the Standard Cyclopedia of Horticulture. It may be out of date, but still contains valuable and interesting information which can be incorporated into the remainder of the article. Click on "Collapse" in the header to hide this text.

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