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Brazilian Button Flower (Centratherum intermedium): Fluffy Purple Blooms

Known by many names — Brazilian Bachelor's Button, Larkdaisy, Porcupine Flower — Centratherum intermedium is a charming tender perennial that produces an abundance of fluffy, thistle-like purple flowers atop bushy, aromatic foliage. Native to Brazil, it blooms from summer to frost, attracting bees and butterflies. Its long-lasting flowers also make excellent cut arrangements.

Taxonomic Information

Family:Asteraceae (ass-ter-AY-see-ee)
Genus:Centratherum (sen-TRATH-ur-um)
Species:intermedium (in-ter-MEE-dee-um)
Synonym:Centratherum punctatum

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