Lessingia filaginifolia
California Aster, Silver Carpet
Lessingia filaginifolia
CA Native, Ground Cover
Care:
Full Sun
Low
Well Drained
Look:
Gray Green
leaves
Green
leaves
Silver
leaves
Lavender
flowers
Pink
flowers
California Native
California Aster, Silver Carpet
Lessingia filaginifolia
CA Native, Ground Cover
Care:
Full Sun
Low
Well Drained
Look:
Gray Green
leaves
Green
leaves
Silver
leaves
Lavender
flowers
Pink
flowers
California native, perennial groundcover with a variable form from 1-3’ high. Lavender, yellow-centered, daisy-like flowers bloom in late summer and fall. The most commonly available cultivar is L. f. ‘Silver Carpet’, which forms a mat of silvery foliage 6-12” high and 4-8’ wide. Provides both a nectar and larval food source for butterflies. Light pruning after flowering keeps this plant tidy.