TRANSITION FARM ORGANIC SEED
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Centaurea 'Aloha Rosa'
Centaurea 'Aloha Rosa'
Centaurea americana
Intricately woven buds resembling yabbie traps burst with feathery smokey pink/lavender petals surrounding a centre of purple fiber optic rods which are often tipped black.
Unusual flower in a lavender violet colour
Visually interesting buds
Long vase life
Oversized blooms to 10-12cm
Tall 60-80cm stems
The unusual, visually interesting, oversized blooms can be 10-12cm. Works well as a cut flower with a long vase life and tall 60-80cm stems.
The plants bear all through the summer and early autumn. Native North American species ‘Basket flower’. The bees are besotted with the blooms.
Certified Demeter Biodynamic and Certified Organic
SEED COUNT: 35 approx
Germination: Lot#37116 % Jun 2025
Seed Raising, Growing and Harvest Information
| Plant Type | Site | Spacing | Height | Sowing Depth |
Days to Germination |
Days to Maturity |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hardy Annual | Full Sun | 30cm apart | 1-1.5m | 5mm | 14-21 days @ 15-20°C |
90-100 days |
DIRECT SOW: Sow direct into prepared, raked soil 3mm deep in drills 30cm apart. Thin to 15cm spacing when large enough to handle.
TRANSPLANT (recommended): Start seed indoors 6 weeks before transplanting into spring garden with warmed soil. Sow into moist seed compost. Cover with a fine sprinkling of vermiculite. Propagate at 15-20°C, keep moist. Germination takes 14-21 days. Transplant seedlings once large enough to handle.
HARVESTING/VASE LIFE: Buds add visual interest to arrangements, so we cut longer stems and include blooms that are 1/4 open and buds. Expect a vase life of about 5-7 days.
PLEASE NOTE: May require support. Deadhead regularly to extend the flowering period.
