Flambe® Yellow Strawflower Chrysocephalum apiculatum

4.25” POT 

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Exposure

• Sun

Flower Season

• Fall

Mature Size

Height: 8" - 14"

Spread: 8" - 12"

Plant is not sold online. 

• DETAILS

  FEATURES

  Tufted yellow flowers on silvery foliage; very heat and drought tolerant

  Award Winner

  Fall Interest

  Heat Tolerant

  Deadheading Not Necessary

  Drought Tolerant

  CHARACTERISTICS

  Plant Type: 

  Annual

  Height Category: 

  Short

  Garden Height: 

  8 - 14 Inches20cm - 36cm

  Trails Up To: 

  24 Inches 61cm

  Spacing: 

  8 - 12 Inches 20cm - 30cm

  Spread: 

  8 - 12 Inches 20cm - 30cm

  Flower Colors: 

  Yellow

  Flower Shade: 

  Yellow

  Foliage Colors: 

  Silver

  Foliage Shade: 

  Silver

  Habit: 

  Trailing

  Container Role: 

  Spiller

  PLANT NEEDS

  Light Requirement: 

  Sun

  The optimum amount of sun or shade each plant needs to thrive: Full Sun (6+ hours), Part Sun (4-6 hours), Full Shade (up to 4 hours).

  Maintenance Category: 

  Easy

  Bloom Time: 

  Planting To Hard Frost

  Hardiness Zones: 

  9a, 9b, 10a, 10b

  Water Category: 

  Average

  Soil Fertility Requirement: 

  Average Soil

  Uses: 

  Container

  Landscape

  Uses Notes: 

  Use in planters or landscapes; great in informal drifts

  Maintenance Notes: 

  Deadheading not necessary for continuous bloom. Plants will "bury their dead" (new flowers will quickly cover old flowers) so no deadheading necessary.

  This is the perfect plant for almost all gardens. They don't just tolerate heat - they love it, yet they can withstand surprisingly cold temperatures also. One year mine were blooming right up until a December storm encased them in ice. The one thing they do not like is the soil staying too wet. They are quite drought tolerant though, what we call "an end of the hose plant," which simply means they will thrive even if you don't add additional water through the summer. If they start looking tired during the summer, a trim back can help them quickly bounce back into top form. In containers regular fertilization will be helpful, but in the landscape they will tolerate poor soils and low fertility. However, a dose of slow-release fertilizer or some compost added at the time of planting would be helpful.

  An application of fertilizer or compost on garden beds and regular fertilization of plants in pots will help ensure the best possible performance.

  Flambé is one of Dr. Rick Schoellhorn's top ten favorites for Florida.

  Are you looking for a plant for that hot dry part of your yard that never seems to get enough water? Flambé Chrysocephalum love heat and dry conditions and flower continuously through the summer. Small round golden-orange flowers cover the plants. Give them air circulation and bright sun. they can be planted at any time of year except winter in north Florida.

  "This was a pleasant surprise. I've used this plant [Chrysocephalum] and loved it, but it took a while before it became commercially available and landscapers understood its toughness. It [Flambé Yellow] was placed at an entrance as a groundcover beneath 'Stars and Stripes' pentas, a welcoming sight to our visitors. Plants were less than 6 inches tall, had wonderful insect and disease-proof gray-green foliage and were covered with bazillions of bright yellow flowers just above the foliage. Congratulations to Proven Winners and thank you for allowing us to trial this cultivar." - Dr. Allan Armitage, University of Georgia

  Drought tolerant, Heat tolerant, sandy soil tolerant, frost
  tolerant to 30F with minimal damage, so good for extending season both in spring and in fall. Somewhat salt tolerant.

  Goes great with Coleus Royal Glissade and any annuals or perennials where silver foliage can act as an accent. Best in bright full sun conditions!

  Habit: Low mounding cultivars

  Season: Spring through fall

  Where does it come from: Tasmania and Australia

  Tips: Like all Chrysocephalum and Helichrysum these plants love full hot sun and good air

  Flambe^® Yellow Chrysocephalum apiculatum 'Flochryel' USPP 19,175, Can 3,280

  PICTURES AND INFORMATION COPIED FROM PROVEN WINNERS