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Centratherum punctatum
Also called Brazilian Buttonflower, Brazilian Bachelor's Button
In Singapore: Brazil Button Flower, Larkdaisy, 蓝冠菊 (Cultivated in Singapore)
Larkdaisy is a tender annual from South America, grown for its blue-violet, button-like flowers that bloom from late spring through autumn. It needs full sun and warmth, and is usually started fresh each year.
Centratherum punctatum, also known by its common name Brazilian bachelor's button, is a species of flowering plant from the genus Centratherum.
[Contains information from Leaf Area Index (LAI) and Heritage Trees from data.gov.sg (National Parks Board), made available under the terms of the Singapore Open Data Licence version 1.0]
Text excerpted from the Wikipedia article Centratherum punctatum by its contributors, under CC BY-SA 4.0; the excerpts and the care summary drawn from them are shared under the same licence.
The care summary was written by AI (Claude, Anthropic) from the sources on this page, with general growing knowledge where they are silent. Check before relying on it.
Life form, climate and native range: World Checklist of Vascular Plants, Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew (CC BY 3.0), reformatted; see Plants of the World Online.
