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Common Everlasting

Chrysocephalum apiculatum · Asteraceae

A low, silvery-grey spreading daisy carrying clusters of bright golden button flowers through much of the year. Tough, drought-hardy and excellent for pollinators and dry verges.

At a glance

Habit: Groundcover
Light: Full Sun
Water: Drought-Tolerant
Soil: Well-Drained, Sandy Soil, Poor / Infertile Soil, Loam
Climate: Warm Temperate, Cool Temperate, Arid & Semi-Arid, Mediterranean
Frost: Frost-Hardy
Mature size: 0.3 m H × 0.6 m W
Foliage: Evergreen, Silver / Grey Foliage
Flowering: Long-Flowering
Growth rate: Fast-Growing
Maintenance: Low Maintenance

Good for

Erosion Control
Pots & Containers
Bee & Pollinator
Butterfly-Attracting
Water-Wise
Coastal / Salt-Tolerant

Sowing from seed

Difficulty: beginner
Sowing depth: 1 mm
Method: Direct sow where it is to grow
Germination: 10-21 days
Best sown in: spring, autumn
Seed storage life: 3 years