Chaenactis douglasii

Forums:

7) Erigeron, Hymenoxys, Townsendia and other Asteraceae

Chaenactis douglasii var. alpina, which was, unfortunately, very short-lived in my garden!

Here it is in nature:

http://www.swcoloradowildflowers.com/White%20Enlarged%20Photo%20Pages/chaenactis%20alpina%20and%20douglasii.htm

Comments

Robert Nold

It was short-lived in my

Sat, 12/27/2014 - 2:45pm

It was short-lived in my garden too. Intermountain Flora considers it a distinct species, "a true, tap-rooted perennial". Perennial in the sense that had it lived, it would have come back the next year.

Lori S. (not verified)

The first step towards

Sat, 12/27/2014 - 5:25pm

The first step towards proving it a perennial would have been to at least get it through the summer... sigh.

Robert Nold

Interestingly, IMF says that

Sat, 12/27/2014 - 5:36pm

Interestingly, IMF says that C. douglasii is a biennial or short-lived perennial, but it seems to be a tall thing.

(I changed my user ID because I got tired of looking at my name ..)