Brazilian Buttonbush (Centratherum punctatum) - Garden.org

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Plant Habit:	Herb/Forb
Life cycle:	Annual
Sun Requirements:	Full Sun to Partial Shade
Plant Height:	12-14''
Flowers:	Showy
Flower Color:	Purple
Flower Time:	Fall
Uses:	Suitable as Annual
Wildlife Attractant:	Bees
Propagation: Seeds:	Suitable for wintersowing
Containers:	Suitable in 1 gallon Suitable in 3 gallon or larger

Common names

Brazilian Buttonbush
Brazilian Button Flower
Larkdaisy
Porcupine Flower

Botanical names

Accepted: Centratherum punctatum
Synonym: Centratherum camporum
Synonym: Centratherum intermedium

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Location: Charleston, SC
Date: 2019-03-10

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Location: Charleston, SC
Date: 2020-10-30

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Location: Botanical Garden of the University of Münster
Date: 2017-09-19

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Location: Charleston, SC
Date: 11/09/18

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Location: Paraty, Brazil
Date: 2010-01-29

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Location: Sanford, FL
Date: 2021-05-30

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Location: My garden, Ghent, Belgium
Date: 2014-08-25

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Location: My garden in N E Pa.
Date: 2014-07-06

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Location: Indiana Zone 5
Date: 2009-09-21
preopened bud

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Location: My garden, Gent, Belgium
Date: 2014-07-30

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Location: My garden in Gent, Belgium
Date: 2013-05-16

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Location: Orlando, Central Florida, zone 9b
Date: 2008-07-20
Brazilian Bachelor Button

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Location: My garden, Gent, Belgium
Date: 2014-08-04

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Location: Paraty, Brazil
Date: 2010-01-29
Along a road side..

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Location: Houston Museum of Natural Science
Date: 2017-11-21

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Location: My garden in Gent, Belgium
Date: 2012-04-27

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Comments:

Posted by gardengus (Indiana Zone 5b) on Dec 6, 2011 2:23 PM concerning plant:

I like this plant enough to grow it even if I get very little bloom time in zone 5 .
It is one of the last plants to bloom before freeze.
Discovered they bloom earlier in the ground than in a pot.

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