Site Characteristics
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Sunlight:
Soil conditions:
- tolerates droughty soil
- requires well-drained soil
- tolerates low fertility
Hardiness zones:
Special locations:
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Plant Traits
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Lifecycle:
perennial
Ease-of-care:
moderately difficult
Height:
0.25 to 0.5 feet
Spread:
0.5 to 1.5 feet
Bloom time:
Flower color:
Showy yellow bracts.
Foliage color:
Bluish- to grayish-green.
Foliage texture:
medium
Shape:
low and trailing
Shape in flower:
same as above
Blooms borne in dense heads at the tips of the trailing stems.
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Special Considerations
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Special characteristics:
- aggressive
- Self-seeds freely.
- non-invasive
- not native to North America
- Native to Asia Minor, central Asia and eastern and southern Europe
- evergreen
- Foliage quality declines in cold winters, especially when exposed to wind.
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