Brazilian Bachelor’s Button – Centratherum intermedium – Gulf Fritillary
Brazilian Bachelor’s Button
Centratherum intermedium
Butterfly Nectar Plant
Nectar rating 1-10: 7
Zones: 11 – 8a
Height: up to 30”
Soil: average
Water: average
Light: full sun
Bloom color: lavender
Bloom time: summer through fall
Propagation: cuttings, seed
Other: reseeds readily, some consider it a pest, plants grow larger each year for several years
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