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Craspedia globosa ‘Golf Beauty’ (Billy Buttons)

Billy Buttons 'Golf Beauty', Drumsticks 'Golf Beauty', Pycnosorus globosus 'Golf Beauty'

Craspedia globosa 'Golf Beauty',Billy Buttons 'Golf Beauty', Drumsticks 'Golf Beauty', Pycnosorus globosus 'Golf Beauty', drought tolerant perennial, yellow flowering perennial
Craspedia globosa 'Golf Beauty',Billy Buttons 'Golf Beauty', Drumsticks 'Golf Beauty', Pycnosorus globosus 'Golf Beauty', drought tolerant perennial, yellow flowering perennial

Craspedia globosa ‘Golf Beauty’ (Billy Buttons) is an evergreen perennial forming a narrow rosette of silver-green linear foliage covered in woolly hairs. Blooming year-round in warm climates, a profusion of cute golden-yellow flowers resembling small golf balls, 1 in. across (2.5 cm), are borne atop stiff flower stalks reaching 2-3 ft. (60-90 cm). Hardy to 20ºF (-6ºC), Billy Buttons are fairly undemanding, pest and disease resistant, and their eye-catching shape adds interest to the sunny garden or to a table arrangement.

  • Grows up to 24-30 in. tall (60-75 cm) and 12-24 in. wide (30-60 cm).
  • Thrives in full sun with regular summer water. Tolerates heavy soils. Drought resistant once established.
  • Charming ingredient of herbaceous borders, cottage gardens, Mediterranean gardens. Billy Buttons are also valued for the excellent quality of their cut flowers, whether in bouquets or dried floral arrangements.
  • Propagate from seed.
  • Native to the Outback of Australia.

Requirements

Hardiness 8 - 11
Plant Type Perennials
Plant Family Compositae
Common names Drumsticks
Exposure Full Sun
Season of Interest Spring (Early, Mid, Late)
Summer (Early, Mid, Late)
Fall
Winter
Height 2' - 3'
(60cm - 90cm)
Spread 1' - 2'
(30cm - 60cm)
Spacing 12" - 24"
(30cm - 60cm)
Maintenance Low
Water Needs Average
Soil Type Chalk, Clay, Loam, Sand
Soil pH Acid, Alkaline, Neutral
Soil Drainage Moist but Well-Drained
Characteristics Dried Arrangements, Cut Flowers, Showy, Evergreen
Native Plants Australia
Tolerance Drought
Garden Uses Beds And Borders
Garden Styles Mediterranean Garden, Informal and Cottage
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Requirements

Hardiness 8 - 11
Plant Type Perennials
Plant Family Compositae
Common names Drumsticks
Exposure Full Sun
Season of Interest Spring (Early, Mid, Late)
Summer (Early, Mid, Late)
Fall
Winter
Height 2' - 3'
(60cm - 90cm)
Spread 1' - 2'
(30cm - 60cm)
Spacing 12" - 24"
(30cm - 60cm)
Maintenance Low
Water Needs Average
Soil Type Chalk, Clay, Loam, Sand
Soil pH Acid, Alkaline, Neutral
Soil Drainage Moist but Well-Drained
Characteristics Dried Arrangements, Cut Flowers, Showy, Evergreen
Native Plants Australia
Tolerance Drought
Garden Uses Beds And Borders
Garden Styles Mediterranean Garden, Informal and Cottage
How Many Plants
Do I Need?

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