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HTML

<div class="container1">
  <div class="grow1">
    <div class="container2">
      <div class="grow2a">Working (flex-basis)</div>
    </div>
  </div>
</div>

<div class="container1">
  <div class="grow1">
    <div class="container2">
      <div class="grow2b">Not working (width)</div>
    </div>
  </div>
</div>

CSS

.container1 {
  margin-top: 10px;
  display: flex;
  width: 200px;
  height: 50px;
  background-color: red;
}

.grow1 {
  flex-grow: 1;
  height: 40px;
  background-color: green;
  flex-basis: 100%; /* NEW */
}

.container2 {
  display: flex;
  height: 30px;
  background-color: yellow;
}

.grow2a {
  flex-grow: 1;
  flex-basis: 400px;
  height: 20px;
  background-color: turquoise;
}

.grow2b {
  flex-grow: 1;
  width: 400px;
  height: 20px;
  background-color: turquoise;
}