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Asteraceae
Maltese centaury
Centaurea melitensis
Also known as Centaurea americana, Calcitrapa melitensis, Solstitiaria melitensis, Centaurea melitensis f. apula
Native Plants · Centaurea · Wildflower · Drought Tolerant · Mediterranean · Asteraceae · Garden Border · Pollinator · Annual · Low Maintenance · Ornamental
Maltese centaury is a hardy, low-maintenance plant that thrives in well-drained soils with moderate sunlight. Water every 10-14 days and avoid overwatering, as it tolerates short dry periods well. It is best suited to outdoor garden beds, borders, or naturalized areas where it can self-seed.
Growing conditions
The details behind the basics
- Daily light
- 6 hours
- Watering
- Water moderately, allowing soil to dry slightly between waterings · Every 10-14 days
- Maintenance
- Low
- Soil
- loam
- Soil pH
- 6–8
- Temperature
- -20°F to 90°F
- Cycle
- Perennial
- Propagation
- Seed, Division
Hardiness
USDA 3a-10b
Form & growth
Mature size and habit
- Mature height
- 12 in – 6 ft
- Spread
- 3 ft
- Spacing
- 12 in apart
- Growth rate
- Moderate
- Root depth
- Medium
- Flowers
- No
- Foliage
- Medium
Ecology & origin
Where it belongs and what it brings
- Native to
- Alabama, Algeria, Arizona, Azores, Baleares, Belgium, Bolivia, British Columbia, California, Canary Is., Cape Provinces, Cape Verde, Corse, East Aegean Is., Ecuador, Egypt, Ethiopia, France, Free State, Georgia
- Attracts
- Bees, Butterflies
Sources: trefle, usda
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