Centaurea macrocephala | Bighead Knapweed, Giant Knapweed, Globe Centaurea | Various
Centaurea macrocephala belongs to the plant family ASTERACE and Genus Centaurea This plant specimen prefers Wet soil a pH of 7 . All plants need light to allow the photosynthesis process of converting carbon dioxide to growth sugars to take place. Some plants need more sun-light than others. For this plant those sunlight conditions are well described as … Full sun
We are often asked about plants for humming bird attraction. Unfortunately Centaurea macrocephala does not attract these beautiful hummingbird, sunbird or nectar feeding varieties of garden birds
Impressive Autumn foliage display is not shown by Centaurea macrocephala so look for an alternative plant for pleasing Fall leaf properties
Centaurea macrocephala bighead knapweed,giant knapweed,globe centaurea is not known as a butterfly attracting plant
Almost all plants grown in gardens need to be fed using fertilzer in order to see them at their best. For this plant the suggested fertilizer program would be based upon … Typical mix of: 3 parts Nitrogen (N), 2 parts Phosphorous (P) and 3 parts Potassium (K for Latin name Kalium).
Centaurea macrocephala can survive very cold winters with annual averages as low as -40 Fahrenheit. It likes dry soils.
Centaurea macrocephala will under good growing conditions survive and prosper between 3 and10 years.
Centaurea macrocephala is a perennial. The flowers are most often a yellow color.
This specimen plant will normally never grow higher than 3' feet will have an overall spread somewhere between ... not specified on this plants page
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The Complete Botanica published by Crescent Bloom
"Xeriscape Gardening: Water Conservation for the American Landscape", Connie Lockhart Ellefson, Thomas L. Stephens, and Douglas Welsh, Macmillan Publishing Company, New York, 1992.