So many amazing plants from South Africa, we love this as a fascinating container subject. A wiry shrub with nobby gray green leaves on purely gray stems. It forms a rounded plant to 4′ x 4′ – smaller if kept in a container. The odd foliage becomes a fantastic back drop to straw flowers that open bright red and senesce to pink. The 1″ wide flowers pepper the shrub in July- August. Full sun to very light shade, its more dense and blooms better in full sun. Loved by pollinators this member of the diasy family calls them from afar. Add a handful of all organic fertilizer at the beginning of the season. Water when the surface of the soil is dry. Easy to grow plant that is definitely worth protecting. It also excels in mixed containers, the bloom period is a month but the fascinating foliage holds its own as well. Not hardy below 25ºF. Wonderful plant. It thrives at the Oregon coast and is adapted to sandy soils.
