Deeproot Plant Base Online - Rhodanthemum hosmariense

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botanical name:
Rhodanthemum hosmariense

synonyms: Chrysanthemum hosmariense, Leucanthemum hosmariense, Pyrethropsis hosmariensis
family: Asteraceae

characteristics: perennial, evergreen
height: 0.30m width: 0.30m
growth rate: slow
growth habit: mounding
leaf colour: grey-green
flower colour: white
main period of interest: Summer

growing conditions: full sun, dry soil, sandy soil
prefered soil pH: any
minimum temperature: -10°C
USDA zone: 8 to 10

description:
Densely bushy, spreading, sub-shrub with softly hairy, deeply lobed, silvery grey-green leaves. Daisy-like white flowerheads with yellow centres, on short stems, produced over a very long period from early spring to autumn. The flowerheads are surrounded by silvery bracts with distinctive black margins.

cultivation:
Very well drained soil in full sun. Hardy but dislikes winter wet. Dead-head to promote extended flowering.

propagation:
From seed or softwood cuttings in early summer.

usage:
Suitable for a rock garden or alpine house.

other notes:
Native of the Atlas Mountains in Morocco.

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