Eriophyllum sp. pots Rare and special

Rare and special

Lovely in troughs and containers

sharply drained soil such as where they grow in the rocky grasslands in the Eastern Alps

the diminutive Caltha

Eriophyllum sp. pots Rare and specialWoolly sunflower, Oregon sunshine, Golden yarrow A perennial herb sprawling 20 centimetres in height. Covered with a woolly grey hair which conserve water by reflecting heat and reducing air movement across the leaf's surface. Tolerates drought, forming a silver skeleton and brownish dead flowers which is still pretty in a true xeric garden. Otherwise a happy looking cheerful plant that flowers for ages, from November to February. Keeping it poor