General Plant Information (Edit)
Plant Habit: Herb/Forb
Life cycle: Perennial
Sun Requirements: Full Sun
Minimum cold hardiness: Zone 3 -40 °C (-40 °F) to -37.2 °C (-35)
Plant Height: Prostrate; 1 inch
Plant Spread: 6-8 inches
Flowers: Showy
Flower Color: Lavender
Bloom Size: 1"-2"
Flower Time: Late spring or early summer
Underground structures: Rhizome
Suitable Locations: Xeriscapic
Alpine Gardening
Wildlife Attractant: Bees
Propagation: Other methods: Division
Containers: Suitable in 3 gallon or larger
Needs excellent drainage in pots

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Botanical names
  • Accepted: Carduncellus pinnatus
  • Synonym: Carthamus pinnatus

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Location: In my Northern California garden
Date: 2006-04-19
Location: My garden, Calgary, Alberta, Canada; zone 3.
Date: 2014-06-15 
Note immature rosette (lacking leaf indentations)  in upper left.
Location: My garden, Calgary, Alberta, Canada; zone 3.
Date: 2010-06-30
Location: In my Northern California garden
Date: 2006-04-24
Location: My garden, Calgary, Alberta, Canada; zone 3.
Date: 2012-09-30

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