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Growth habit.

Foliage and buds.

Flower buds.

In full flower.

Asteraceae

Pungent gray-green, and sometimes woolly foliage is densely branched, evergreen, with narrow, thread-like leaves less than an inch long. Growing in a rounded, shrubby habit, it becomes woody quite quickly. Bright yellow round flower heads about the size of a dime and composed only of disc flowers are borne on single stalks above the foliage in July and August.

Plant Type: perennial

Plant Form or Habit: rounded/mounded

Plant Use: In the front of beds and borders, in rock gardens, as edging.

Propagation:

seed
stem cuttings

Flower Color:

yellow

Bloom Period:

mid-summer
late summer

Width: Minimum: 24 inches     Maximum: 36 inches

Foliage Texture: fine

USDA Hardiness Zone: 5

Water Requirements: average

Additional Comments: You will either love or hate the smell. Requires well-drained soil. Cut back after flowering. Supposedly only hardy to zone 6, it's done quite well in our zone 5 test plots. Works well paired with plants with darker foliage and flowers. Reportedly reduces inflammation and is used externally for stings, bites, and minor skin irritations. Taken internally, it is used against intestinal parasites and to aid uterine, hepatic, and digestive functions. Leaves are used in meat, fish, and grain dishes, and dried in potpourri.