An evergreen groundcovering perennial plant, with beautiful silvery grey foliage and a profusion of golden yellow button flowers from spring to autumn. The papery flowers can be picked and hung upside to dry, and can then be used for dried arrangements. A hardy, waterwise, low maintenance plant. Good or massed plantings, rockeries and containers. This plant is a food source for butterflies.
Chrysocephalum apiculatum – Everlasting Daisy
Family : Asteraceae
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Plant Type : Ground cover, Clumping perennial
Width : 1.5
Flowering Time : Spring, Summer, Autumn
Soil Type : Loamy, Sandy loam, Clay loam, Potting mix, Saline, Poor soil
Climate Zone : Sub-tropical, Warm temperate, Cool temperate, Mediterranean, Semi-arid
Growth Habit : Evergreen, Dense foliage, Spreading, Mound-shaped
Soil Moisture : Dry, Well-drained, Moist moderate drainage
Special Uses : Cut flower, Pipe and drain friendly, Pollution tolerant, Fast growing, Playground friendly
Scientific Name: Chrysocephalum apiculatum
Common Name : Everlasting Daisy
Height : 0.4
Flower Color : Yellow
pH Level : Acid, Neutral, Alkaline
Plant Environment : Low maintenance garden, Courtyard, Poolside, Container growing, Cottage garden, Flower garden, Coastal garden, Drought resistant, Wildflower meadow
Light : Sunny, Light shade
Lifespan : Perennial
Frost Tolerance : Tolerates heavy frost, Tolerates light frost
Attracts Wildlife : Bees, Butterflies, Other insects