Thymophylla pentachaeta
Other common names include Five-needle Prickly Leaf and Golden Dyssodia, this is a short lived mounding perennial with very aromatic leaves.
Flowers: J F M A M J J A S O N D
Status: Native
Origin: Washes, dry rocky slopes, mesas, limestone soils in NM, TX, AZ and northern Mexico
Family: Asteraceae
Size: 12″
Sun: Full to part
Watering: Supplemental only
Growth Rate: Fast
Soil: Tolerant
Temperature: Hardy to 0 F
Pruning:
Disease and Pests:
Uses: Great nectar plant. Larval host for the Dainty Sulphur
Notes: Will reseed readily
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