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
Blooming seasons:
Fall | Spring | Summer | Winter
Life cycle:
Annual | Perennial
Foliage:
Evergreen

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.

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