Botanical Name: Ajania pacifica (Chrysanthemum pacificum)
Common Name: Gold and silver chrysanthemum
Type of Plant: dicot: perennial
 
Habit of Growth:
Overall Shape
Spreading, upright plant with fleshy stems and attractive foliage; forms a semi-trailing mound
Height to 3'
Spread to 5'
Growth Rate moderate
 
Environment:
Exposure outdoors full sun preferred
Soil prefers good drainage
Hardiness Hardy – all zones
 
Morphology:
Leaves simple pinnate, alternate, narrowly elliptical, to 3" long with olive-green upper surfaces, silvery white beneath, coarsely crenate margins
Flowers ray-less daisy flowers in late fall or winter, held in dense clusters
Fruit small achenes
 
Propagation:
stem cuttings
 
Usage:
good as a bank filler, low facer or in rustic areas – tough plant that will tolerate neglect and drought when established; used for foliage and flowers
 
Landscape Care:
Watering Looks best with regular watering, but tolerates drought when established – may drop leaves in very dry conditions
Fertilizing balanced, slow release in spring
Pruning head back hard after blooming
Pests/Diseases white rust, mealybug, scale
Special Conditions/Other
 
Origin: Japan
Family: Asteraceae

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