Common Names: Giant knapweed

Family: Asteraceae

Features:

• Stiff stems carry large, shining buds of brown papery scales.

• Flowers are a burst a mass of golden thread-like petals.

Sunlight: Full Sun

Ultimate Height: 1 - 1.5 meters

Ultimate Spread: 0.5 - 1 meter

Flowering: Summer

Care:

Centaurea macrocephala ‘Deep Yellow’ like a full sun orientation in medium to well drained soil. Deadhead to as needed to prolong flowering.