Site Characteristics

Sunlight:

• full sun

Prefers protection from afternoon sun hot climates.

Soil conditions:

• tolerates droughty soil
• requires well-drained soil

Hardiness zones:

• 4 to 8

Special locations:

• rock gardens
• xeriscapes

Plant Traits

Lifecycle: perennial

Ease-of-care: easy

Height: 1 to 1.5 feet

Spread: 1 to 2 feet

Bloom time:

• mid-spring
• late spring
• early summer
• mid-summer

Flower color: yellow

Showy yellow floral bracts provide the color, not the flowers, which are nondescript.

Foliage color:

• medium green
• red
• purple
• other

Leaves are medium to dark green, or tinged with purple or red. In fall, they turn to a showy red, purple or orange.

Foliage texture: medium

Shape: cushion, mound or clump

Shape in flower: same as above

Blooms flattened and borne atop the erect plant stems.

Special Considerations

Special characteristics:

• aggressive - Self-seeds if not deadheaded.
• non-invasive
• not native to North America - Native to central and southern Europe and to Asia Minor

Growing Information

Varieties