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Asteraceae
Wyethia mollis
Wyethia mollis
Flowering Plants · Native Plants · Woolly Mule'S Ears · Native Perennial · Yellow Daisy · Silver Foliage · Xeriscape · Western Wildflower · Asteraceae · California Native · Drought Adapted
Wooly mule's ears is a low-maintenance native perennial prized for its large, soft, silvery-woolly leaves and cheerful yellow daisy-like flowers in summer. Plant it in well-drained soils with full sun to partial shade, and water sparingly once established as it is adapted to dry to moderately moist conditions. It is an excellent choice for native and xeriscape gardens in the Sierra Nevada and Great Basin regions.
Growing conditions
The details behind the basics
- Daily light
- 5 hours
- Watering
- Water deeply but infrequently, allowing the soil to dry moderately between waterings · Every 10-14 days
- Maintenance
- Low
- Soil
- loam
- Soil pH
- 6.5–8.5
- Temperature
- -25°F to 95°F
- Cycle
- Perennial
- Propagation
- Seed, Division, Cutting
Hardiness
USDA 4b-9b
Form & growth
Mature size and habit
- Mature height
- 12 in – 4 ft
- Spread
- 4 ft
- Spacing
- 30 in apart
- Growth rate
- Slow
- Root depth
- Medium
- Flowers
- White
- Foliage
- Grey · Coarse
Ecology & origin
Where it belongs and what it brings
- Native to
- California, Nevada, Oregon
- Attracts
- Bees, Butterflies
Sources: trefle, usda
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