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Woolly Sunflower

Scientific name: Eriophyllum lanatum
Taxonomy
Family:Asteraceae
Type:Herbaceous perennials
Native:YES
Plant Requirements
Zone:3 to 10
Sun:Full sun
Moisture:Dry
Plant Characteristics
Height:1 ft
Width:2 ft
Bloom:Showy flowers
Bloom Time:May to June
Bloom Color:Yellow
Additional Characteristics
Trees


Fruit

Leaves


Bark
Wildlife value

Poisonous
Description Woolly Sunflower offers brilliant yellow splash of quarter-sized golden daisy blooms during June. Also known as Oregon Sunshine or Woolly Daisy.

  Morphology:
This Northwest native grows to 1’ tall and 2’ wide. Beneath the flowers lies a mass of twisted, many-lobed and silvery leaves which are protected from the sun's rays by a cottony covering.

Bloom occurs from late May through early July.

  Adaptation:

Plant it liberally in perennial borders or in those tough-to-landscape gravelly or sandy spots and watch it thrive. It is not considered drought tolerant.

This plant is attractive to bees, butterflies and/or birds.

  Pests:
None reported.

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