Bachelor's Button
Also known as
Ampherephis aristata, Ampherephis intermedia, Ampherephis mutica, Ampherephis pilosa, Ampherephis pulchella, Amphibecis violacea, Amphirephis aristata, Amphirephis intermedia, Amphirephis mutica, Amphirephis pilosa, Amphirephis pulchella, Baccharoides brachylepis, Baccharoides holtonii, Baccharoides muticum, Baccharoides violaceum, Cacalia brachylepis, Centratherum aristatum, Centratherum brachylepis, Centratherum brevispinum, Centratherum camporum camporum, Centratherum holtonii, Centratherum intermedium, Centratherum longispinum, Centratherum muticum, Centratherum parviflorum, Centratherum pulchellum, Centratherum punctatum brachyphyllum, Centratherum punctatum foliosum, Centratherum punctatum parviflorum, Centratherum punctatum punctatum, Centratherum punctatum viscosissimum, Centratherum punctatum viscossissimum, Centratherum violaceaum, Centratherum violaceum, Crantzia ovata, Spixia violacea and Vernonia brachylepis
Taxonomy
Centratherum punctatum
Centratherum
Asteraceae
Asterales
How to care for Bachelor's Button
Water
How often to water your Bachelor's Button
every 9
Bachelor's Button needs 0.5 cups of water every 9 when it doesnāt get direct sunlight and is potted in a 5" pot.
Use our water calculator to personalize watering recommendations to your environment or download Greg for more advanced recommendations for all of your plants.
Water 0.5 cups every
9
Light
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Finding light for Bachelor's Button in your home
a window
Bachelor's Button may have difficulty thriving, and will drop leaves š, without ample sunlight.
Place it less than 3 feet from a south-facing window to maximize the potential for growth.
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Nutrients
How to fertilize Bachelor's Button
Most potting soils come with ample nutrients which plants use to produce new growth.
By the time your plant has depleted the nutrients in its soil itās likely grown enough to need a larger pot anyway.
To replenish this plant's nutrients, repot your Bachelor's Button after it doubles in size or once a yearāwhichever comes first.
Care Summary for Bachelor's Button
Bachelor's Button
Greg recommends:
Water
0.5 cups every 9 days
Placement
< 3ft from a window
Nutrients
Repot after 2x growth
Based on the 4ā pot your plant is in, and that it doesnāt get direct sunlight.
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