Description
Eriophyllum – Golden Yarrow – Woolly Sunflower –
There are about 12 species of herbaceous annuals, perennials and subshrubs, in this genus. They occur mostly in open, sandy scrub, often in mountainous area, in Western North America. They have narrow, alternate, deeply toothed or pinnatifid, leaves with a noticeable covering of felty hairs. Mainly in summer they bears cymes or corymbs of daisy like flowers on top of upright stems. Grow in a rock garden, at the front of a border, on a dry wall, or in paving crevices.
Grow in light, poor to moderately fertile, sharply drained soil in full sun. Cut back after flowering to keep compact. Divide in spring. May be shot lived in climates with warm, wet summers. Divide in spring.
Prone to rust, scale, slugs and snails, and mice.
E. lanatum var. monoense – E. lutescens – Woolly Sunflower – This almost cushion forming perennial from Northwestern North America grows 10″ tall and 36″ wide. It produces erect or decumbent stems clothed in white felted, spoon shaped, smooth to 3 toothed, silvery gray leaves. Over long periods from late spring to summer it bears a succession of daisy like brilliant yellow flowers, 3/4-1 ½” across, held singly or in loose corymbs. Tolerate drought and suitable for a rock garden.
Zones 5-8
