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Lygodesmia grandiflora
Also called Showy Rush Pink, Showy Rushpink, Skeleton Plant
A low perennial wildflower of the Colorado Plateau and Canyonlands of the southwestern United States, with thin, wiry stems and pink to bluish daisy-like flowers in early summer. It suits dry, open, sunny sites where it can be kept lean and well drained.
Lygodesmia grandiflora, the largeflower skeletonplant or showy rushpink, is a perennial plant in the family Asteraceae found in the Colorado Plateau and Canyonlands region of the southwestern United States.
The plant grows up to 10–30 centimeters (4–12 in) tall. Its stems are thin and flexuous. The narrow leaves are larger towards the base. The stem bears one or sometimes a few flower heads, which have 6–15 pink to bluish rays about 4 cm (1+1⁄2 in) long. Unusually for its family, it has no disc florets. It flowers early in summer.
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Text excerpted from the Wikipedia article Lygodesmia grandiflora 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.
