Paperflower
Psilostrophe cooperi
A tidy desert mound covered much of the year in small golden daisies whose rays dry to papery tan and persist on the plant. Cheerful, long-blooming, and thoroughly drought-proof.
- Family
- Asteraceae
- Type
- shrub
- Lifespan
- perennial
- Height
- 0.5–1.5 ft
- Spacing
- 1–2 ft apart
- Light
- sun
- Soil moisture
- dry
- Soil pH
- neutral, alkaline
- Bloom
- April, May, June, October, November, December
- Bloom colors
- yellow
- Wildlife value
- pollinators, butterflies
- Landscape uses
- foundation, container
- Native states
- AZ, CA, NM, NV, UT