Blackroot
Pterocaulon pycnostachyum
Blackroot is a silvery-leaved Southeastern perennial of dry pinelands with dense white flower spikes like a bottlebrush, a drought-tolerant native for hot, sunny, sandy ground.
- Family
- Asteraceae
- Type
- shrub
- Lifespan
- perennial
- Height
- 1–3 ft
- Spacing
- 1–1.5 ft apart
- Light
- sun, part shade
- Soil moisture
- dry, moist
- Soil pH
- acidic
- Bloom
- April, May, June, July, August, September
- Bloom colors
- white
- Wildlife value
- pollinators
- Landscape uses
- foundation
- Native states
- AL, FL, GA, MS, NC, SC