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Cephalaria gigantea |
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| Common name |
golden scalehead |
| Family |
dipsacaceae |
| Life cycle |
perennial |
| Flowers |
yellow |
| Size |
to 8 ft |
| Light |
sun |
From seed  |
Give 6-8 weeks cold, then move to room temperature. Germination may start during the cold stage.
detailed seed-starting info below
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| Seed ripens | late July |
This plant holds its pale yellow pincushion flowers high above the rosette of jagged leaves. Almost impossible to take a picture that does the whole plant justice, so for now, a photo of the flower will have to suffice.
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| | Foliage is quite distinctive - deeply divided, oddly asymmetric |
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| Cool flowerbud. I didn't notice the aphids until I viewed the photo close up
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In our garden, this plant grows in the following areas: back yard island, orchard nursery area About my plant portraits
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Visitors to this page have left the following comments| jacque | Jul 02, 2006 | Your pictures were great! I was looking for what the foliage was to figure out if this was the plant I have in my garden ,thanks |
- Seed from JL Hudson. Baggy 70F (16%G, 17d). Moving to cold for 4 weeks did not result in more germination
- Seed from '01 garden. Baggy 35F (7w) - 70F (4w; 25%G, 3-7d). Further temperature cycling did not result in more germination
- Seed from '01 garden (selected fattest seeds). Baggy 35F (8w; 84%G, 5-8w).
- Seed from '08 trade. Baggy 35F (100%G, 4w)
Cold stage appears to be essential. Only plump seeds are viable - but it's not always easy to tell seeds from duds when they are dry. After a soak or a few days in a wet filter paper, the difference is obvious.
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February 08, 2009
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