TROPICAL PLANT ENCYCLOPEDIA

Chrysocephalum apiculatum, Yellow Buttons

Chrysocephalum apiculatum

Yellow Buttons
Family: Asteraceae
Origin: Australia
USDA Zone: 8-10?
USDA Plant Hardiness MapSmall plant 2-5 ftFull sunModerate waterYellow, orange flowersPlant attracts butterflies, hummingbirds

Chrysocephalum apiculatum (formerly Helichrysum apiculatum) is a very variable species. It is usually a small, spreading perennial or shrub up to about 0.3 metres high by 0.5 to 1.5 metres in width. Some forms spread by suckering. The linear or lance-shaped leaves are often silvery or greyish in appearance due to the presence of dense hairs and may be between 10 and 60 mm in length by about 5 - 15 mm wide. The bright yellow flower heads appear in clusters at the ends of the stems.

Propagation is easy from cuttings taken at any time of the year.



Chrysocephalum apiculatum, Yellow Buttons
Chrysocephalum apiculatum, Yellow Buttons
Chrysocephalum apiculatum, Yellow Buttons


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