[1] The plant grows to 0.3 m (1 ft) tall and flowers from July to August.

[2] It can grow in nutritionally poor soil and is drought tolerant.

[2] Centaurea depressa is an annual plant that grows from 20 to 60 cm tall.

They are openly branched and have a gray color with short hairs.

The leaves are oblong blades that grow 5–10 cm long and have fine hairs on them.