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water wise plants
water hardiness
top tencoastal gardens flowers and showy seed heads
project typeurban and commercial residential
ecosystem typewoodland grassland
soil type and drainagelight - sandy soils medium - loamy soils heavy - clay soils good drainage
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Calocephalus citreus
lemon beauty heads
attractive silver grey foliage with bright yellow lemon shaped summer flowers |
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| origin | nsw, vic, qld, tas, sa |
| cultural notes | full sun or part shade, most soil conditions, likes dry conditions, fast growing, long lived, very hardy |
| maintenance | may be pruned annually to maintain compact habit or to remove spent flower spikes |
| tolerates | drought conditions |
| flowering season | summer |
| flower colour | bright yellow lemon shaped flower heads on the tip of trailing silver stems |
| foliage colour | grey/silvery, fine leaves |
| height | up to 0.3m |
| plant spacing | 30cm apart |
| recommended uses | ornamental, ideal for landscaping or revegetation and as a feature plant. Also excellent in rockeries and hanging baskets |
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canberra
Corner Pialligo + Fairbairn Av Pialligo ACT 2609 t 02 6262 6456 | f 02 6262 6006 e p PO Box 4560 Kingston ACT 2604
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se nsw
37 Wandella Forest Rd Wandella NSW 2550 t 02 4477 9320 | f 02 6494 0256 p PO Box 5137 Cobargo NSW 2550 abn 91 109 945 146
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