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Asteraceae
Field cotton-rose
Filago arvensis
Also known as Filago, Cotton rose everlasting, Cudweed, Gnaphalium cupanianum
Native Plants · Wildflower · Asteraceae · Meadow Plant · Drought Tolerant · Pollinator · Annual · Cottage Garden · Gravel Garden · Low Maintenance · Wool-Like
Field Cotton-rose is a low-maintenance annual or short-lived perennial wildflower best suited for sunny, well-drained garden borders, wildflower meadows, or gravel gardens. It is tolerant of poor soils and dry conditions, requiring minimal watering once established. This plant is an excellent choice for naturalistic planting schemes that support pollinators.
Growing conditions
The details behind the basics
- Daily light
- 6 hours
- Watering
- Water sparingly, allowing soil to dry between waterings; tolerates dry conditions well · Every 10-14 days
- Maintenance
- Low
- Soil
- loam
- Soil pH
- 6–7.5
- Temperature
- -20°F to 90°F
- Cycle
- Perennial
- Propagation
- Seed, Division
Hardiness
USDA 4a-9b
Form & growth
Mature size and habit
- Mature height
- 12 in – 3 ft
- Spread
- 2 ft
- Spacing
- 8 in apart
- Growth rate
- Moderate
- Root depth
- Medium
- Flowers
- No
- Foliage
- Medium
Ecology & origin
Where it belongs and what it brings
- Native to
- Afghanistan, Alaska, Albania, Altay, Austria, Baltic States, Belarus, Belgium, British Columbia, Bulgaria, Canary Is., Central European Rus, Corse, Cyprus, Czechoslovakia, Denmark, East Aegean Is., East European Russia, Finland, France
- Attracts
- Bees, Butterflies, Moths
Sources: trefle, usda
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