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Berkheya Species, Purple Berkheya, South African Thistle

Berkheyapurpurea

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Asteraceae (ass-ter-AY-see-ee)

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Genus

Berkheya (berk-HE-yuh)

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Species

purpurea (pur-PUR-ee-uh)

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Synonym

Crocodilodes purpureum

Stobaea purpurea

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Hardiness

USDA Zone 6a: to -23.3 °C (-10 °F)

USDA Zone 6b: to -20.5 °C (-5 °F)

USDA Zone 7a: to -17.7 °C (0 °F)

USDA Zone 7b: to -14.9 °C (5 °F)

USDA Zone 8a: to -12.2 °C (10 °F)

USDA Zone 8b: to -9.4 °C (15 °F)

USDA Zone 9a: to -6.6 °C (20 °F)

USDA Zone 9b: to -3.8 °C (25 °F)

USDA Zone 10a: to -1.1 °C (30 °F)

USDA Zone 10b: to 1.7 °C (35 °F)

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elder85

Bucyrus, OH | March 2010 | positive

Although the USDA maps list my garden as zone 5, it is actually zone 6 A/B. I have grown Berkheya purpurea for several years. It is ver...Read More

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