Botanical Name: Lessingia filaginifolia (Corethrogyne filaginifolia)
Common Name: California aster, Wooly aster
Type of Plant: dicot: perennial
 
Habit of Growth:
Overall Shape an upright but highly variable plant with narrow, silvery foliage and upright stems; tiny daisy flowers appear throughout spring and summer
Height to 3'
Spread to 3'
Growth Rate rapid
 
Environment:
Exposure outdoors full sun preferred
Soil tolerates most any soil where drainage is good
Hardiness hardy; zones 2-24
 
Morphology:
Leaves alternate, lanceolate to oblanceolate, margins sometimes toothed, from 3/4" to 3" long; usually pale silver or light green
Flowers solitary or small clusters of pink-purple daisy flowers to 3" across
Fruit tiny achenes
 
Propagation:
stem cuttings, seed
 
Usage:
California native found extensively in Southern and Central California from coastal areas to oak woodlands to lower mountains; good on slopes and in rustic landscapes; very tough and drought tolerant
 
Landscape Care:
Watering tolerates severe drought (drought deciduous) when established takes average water
Fertilizing none required
Pruning head back in fall to basal clump
Pests/Diseases none
Special Conditions/Other significant butterfly attractor; many subspecies exist
 
Origin: southern to central California
Family: Asteraceae

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