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Horticultural selection from Corethrogyne filaginifolia. Selected for the garden. Introduced by santa Barbara Botanic Garden. One of the best native California groundcoves. Very low growing and compact, with a nice mounding form, beautiful silver folliage and pink flowers that last from summer through fall. Blooms in summer and fall.When planted over a wall or rocks it spills over nicely. It is a perfect plant for borders, planters, rock gardens and containers. Keep lightly pruned for best appearance. Tolerates almost any soil type. Prefers sun in coastal sites, and part shade in inland sites. Selected for the garden. Introduced by santa Barbara Botanic Garden.
Perennial herb
6 - 12 in Tall
3 - 4 ft Wide
Prostrate, spreading, mounding
Fast
Evergreen
Lavender, Pink
Summer, Fall, Winter
Containers, Deer resistant, Groundcover
Full Sun, Partial Shade
Very Low
Moderate
15
Fast, Medium, Slow
Tolerates a wide variety of soils.
Soil PH: 6.0 - 8.0
The spreading varieties may need annual pruning to maintain their shape. Can be deadheaded.
7, 8*, 9, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24
Buckwheat (Eriogonum spp.), Bushmallow (Malacothamnus spp.), Sticky Monkeyflower (Diplacus aurantiacus), Yucca species and cactus species
Bush Monkey Flower
Diplacus aurantiacus
Thanks to the Theodore Payne Foundation for sharing information about this plant.