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Basketflower - Centaurea americana - is native to the south-central U.S. and northeastern Mexico, but it does well as an annual here in the Northeast. In our trials garden, Basketflower was a pollinator powerhouse! And it even feeds the birds once it sets seed. This showy annual produces impressively large blooms with fine, wispy petals. But why is it called 'Basketflower'? After pollination, the blooms transform into seed heads with the most fascinating interwoven undersides! Look for Basketflo