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Asteraceae
Omalotheca sylvatica
Omalotheca sylvatica
Also known as Filago recta, Helichrysum strictum, Gnaphalium sylvaticum var. acaule, Gnaphalium sylvaticum var. alpestre
Native Plants · Cudweed · Wildflower · Woodland · Perennial · Asteraceae · Meadow · Alpine · European · Groundcover · Native
Omalotheca sylvatica, or wood cudweed, thrives in open woodland and meadow conditions with partial to full sun and moderately moist, well-drained soil. It is best suited for naturalistic or wildflower garden settings and does not perform well in hot, dry conditions. Minimal intervention is needed once established in a suitable cool-temperate environment.
Growing conditions
The details behind the basics
- Daily light
- 5 hours
- Watering
- Water moderately, keeping soil evenly moist but not waterlogged · Every 7-10 days
- Maintenance
- Low
- Soil
- loam
- Soil pH
- 5–5.5
- Temperature
- -25°F to 85°F
- Cycle
- Perennial
- Propagation
- Seed, Division
Hardiness
USDA 4b-9b
Form & growth
Mature size and habit
- Mature height
- 12 in – 3 ft
- Spread
- 2 ft
- Spacing
- 12 in apart
- Growth rate
- Moderate
- Root depth
- Medium
- Flowers
- No
- Foliage
- Medium
Ecology & origin
Where it belongs and what it brings
- Native to
- Albania, Altay, Austria, Baltic States, Belarus, Belgium, British Columbia, Bulgaria, Buryatiya, Central European Rus, Corse, Czechoslovakia, Denmark, East European Russia, Finland, France, Germany, Great Britain, Greece, Hungary
- Attracts
- Bees, Butterflies, Moths
Sources: trefle
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