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This flower did fantastic this year. This plant grew straight up and got to over six feet tall. However, it did not branch out the top too much. The humongous flower(s) look like brains, and are the most amazing deep magenta color. When this flower is dried out, it looks like velvet and maintains the FULL color pigment of the flower.

My next door neighbor came over and asked me about it. He wanted to know where I got it from. I told him I started it from seed. But I think it would do good when seed planted directly in the ground, especially after the first year when you notice that each flower hold about 10,000 seeds in it. I have never seen anything like it before, but it is a great producer and is striking when planted in a row or grouping.