Pityopsis graminifolia
silk-grass, silkgrass
Asteraceae (Compositae)
Plant Specifics
Form:
flower
Size:
2-3 ft tall by 1-5 ft wide
Life Span:
short-lived perennial
Flower Color:
yellow
Fruit Color:
white
Phenology:
evergreen
Noted For:
Showy Flowers, Interesting Foliage
Landscaping
Recommended Uses:
Wildflower garden. Foliage can be attractive year-round as silvery-gray green. Also suitable for naturalizing. The foliage will spread into a small mat which can be used to some extent as a groundcover.
Considerations:
Cut back after flowering to keep it neat.
Light:
Full Sun
Moisture Tolerance:
Not wet but not extremely dry ---- to ---- Very long very dry periods
Salt Water Flooding Tolerance:
Unknown
Salt Spray/Salty Soil Tolerance:
Some tolerance to salty wind but not direct salt spray
Soil or Other Substrate:
Sand
Suitable to Grow In:
8A,8B,9A,9B,10A,10B,11
Ecology
Wildlife:
Pollinators, Butterflies
Attracts bees and butterflies. A pollinator study at the Archbold Biological Station documented over 30 species of bees visiting this species (Deyrup et al. 2002).
Native Habitats:
Sandhill, scrub, scrubby flatwoods, flatwoods, dry prairie, disturbed areas.
