Kalimeris yomena 'Aurea'

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Kalimeris yomena 'Aurea'

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Kemper Code: V940

Common Name: kalimeris
Zone: 5 to 8
Plant Type: Herbaceous perennial
Family: Asteraceae
Missouri Native: No
Native Range: None
Height: 1 to 1.5 feet
Spread: 1 to 1.5 feet
Bloom Time: September - October Bloom Data
Bloom Color: Pale lavender rays and yellow center disk
Sun: Full sun to part shade
Water: Medium
Maintenance: Low

Plant Culture and Characteristics

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Uses:		Wildlife:	Flowers:	Leaves:	Fruit:
Hedge	Suitable as annual	Attracts birds	Has showy flowers	Leaves colorful	Has showy fruit
Shade tree	Culinary herb	Attracts	Has fragrant flowers	Leaves fragrant	Fruit edible
Street tree	Vegetable	hummingbirds	Flowers not showy	Good fall color	Other:
Flowering tree	Water garden plant	Attracts	Good cut flower	Evergreen	Winter interest
Gr. cover (<1')	Will naturalize	butterflies	Good dried flower		Thorns or spines

General Culture:

Easily grown in average, medium, well-drained soil in full sun to part shade. Foliage may be pinched back in early summer to stimulate new variegated leaf growth.

Noteworthy Characteristics:

This kalimeris cultivar is an upright perennial with a slowly creeping habit. Features cut-leaf, green foliage with golden margins and daisy-like flowers (1" diameter) with pale lavender rays and yellow center disks. Flowers appear in late summer to fall on stems rising 12-18" tall. Kalimeris is both closely related to and similar in appearance to Boltonia and Aster.

Problems:

No serious insect or disease problems.

Uses:

Borders.