This is a fantastic perennial for soft white/gray foliage and soft cream ray flowers. Wonderful in container plantings this tough plant can squeeze into the tightest places. To 2′ tall x 2′ tall in a season. The bold houndstooth foliage shines with bright or more pastel flowers. Hardy to about 10ºF it is winter deciduous most winters and you can lose it in our hardest winters. Add a little mulch in the autumn to establish and then its fine in subsequent years. Mixes exceptionally well with dark leaved Dahlias or the more pastel flowered Cuphea c. ‘Subhirtella’. Rich soil with light consistent irrigation in full sun. The petal free flowers are a nice cream color (as opposed to yellow) and marry’s the foliage for a continuous look. Native to the Canary Islands.
