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Asteraceae
Spiny golden star
Pallenis spinosa
Also known as Spiny star cactus, Spinystar cactus, Escobaria vivipara, Buphthalmum spinosum
Native Plants · Mediterranean · Asteraceae · Daisy · Rock Garden · Wildflower · Perennial · Drought-Adapted · Golden Star · Border Plant
Spiny golden star thrives in full sun to partial shade and prefers well-drained, moderately fertile soil. Water regularly during the growing season but avoid waterlogging, as this Mediterranean native is relatively drought-adapted once established. It requires minimal care and is well suited to rock gardens, borders, or naturalistic plantings.
Growing conditions
The details behind the basics
- Daily light
- 6 hours
- Watering
- Water moderately; allow the top inch of soil to dry between waterings · Every 7-10 days
- Maintenance
- Low
- Soil
- loam
- Soil pH
- 7–7.5
- Temperature
- -40°F to 85°F
- Cycle
- Perennial
- Propagation
- Seed, Cutting
Hardiness
USDA 3a-10b
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, Algeria, Baleares, Bulgaria, Canary Is., Corse, Cyprus, East Aegean Is., Egypt, France, Greece, Iran, Iraq, Italy, Kriti, Lebanon-Syria, Libya, Morocco, North Caucasus, Palestine
- Attracts
- Bees, Butterflies
Sources: trefle, usda
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