Yellow Buttons
Yellow Buttons (Chrysocephalum apiculatum)
The Yellow Buttons (Chrysocephalum apiculatum), also known as Golden Everlasting, is a resilient and low-maintenance perennial celebrated for its bright yellow button-like flowers and silvery-green foliage. This sun-loving plant adds a cheerful focal point to gardens, rockeries, and container displays while thriving in challenging conditions.
Distinctive Features
Yellow Buttons is a compact, spreading perennial that produces clusters of small, golden-yellow flowers atop soft, silver-green leaves. Its drought tolerance and extended blooming season make it an excellent choice for adding long-lasting color to various landscape settings.
Growing Conditions
- Sun Exposure: Thrives in full sun but can tolerate partial shade.
- Soil: Prefers well-draining, sandy or loamy soil; tolerates poor soils.
- Water: Low water needs; drought-tolerant once established.
- USDA Hardiness Zones: 8-11; can be grown as an annual in cooler climates.
Ideal Uses
- Garden Borders: Provides long-lasting color and textural contrast.
- Rock Gardens: Thrives in dry, rocky conditions with minimal care.
- Containers: A great addition to mixed planters and patio displays.
Low Maintenance Care
Yellow Buttons is an easy-care perennial that thrives with minimal attention, making it a perfect choice for water-wise gardens and low-maintenance landscapes.
- Watering: Requires little watering once established; prefers dry to moderately moist soil.
- Pruning: Trim back after flowering to encourage new growth and maintain compact shape.
- Fertilizing: Minimal feeding required; a light application of balanced fertilizer in spring promotes healthy growth.
- Propagation: Easily propagated by cuttings or division.
Why Choose Yellow Buttons?
With its long-lasting blooms, drought tolerance, and striking foliage, Yellow Buttons is a standout choice for any low-maintenance garden.
- Bright, Cheerful Blooms: Golden-yellow flowers add vibrant color to any setting.
- Drought Tolerant: Thrives in dry conditions with minimal care.
- Versatile Placement: Suitable for rock gardens, borders, and containers.
- Focal Point: A striking plant that enhances any landscape composition.
For those seeking a resilient and colorful plant, Yellow Buttons (Chrysocephalum apiculatum) is an excellent choice.
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