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Woolly Beauty-heads. in the GardenTags plant encyclopedia

Calocephalus

 

Woolly Beauty-heads.

Calocephalus is an Australian plant that can be annual or perennial. It has silvery "filigree" foliage and little ball-shaped flower-heads made up of tiny tubular flowers

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plant Features
  • Woolly Beauty-heads. likes full sun

    Full sun

  • Woolly Beauty-heads. likes very little water

    Very little water

  • Woolly Beauty-heads. is a little frost hardy: 32f (0°c)

    A little frost hardy: 32F (0°C)

  • Woolly Beauty-heads. likes free draining

    Free draining

 
plant information

Common name

Woolly Beauty-heads.

Latin name

Calocephalus

type

Annual or perennial

family

Asteraceae

ph

7.4 - 8.0 Acid - Neutral

  • Light

    Woolly Beauty-heads. likes full sun

    Full sun

  • Frost

    Woolly Beauty-heads. is a little frost hardy: 32f (0°c)

    A little frost hardy: 32F (0°C)

  • Soil

    Woolly Beauty-heads. likes free draining

    Free draining

  • Water

    Woolly Beauty-heads. likes very little water

    Very little water

Plant & bloom calendar

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    Best time to plant
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    When the plant will bloom

full grown dimensions

The size of a fully grown Woolly Beauty-heads. is 0.30meters x 0.45meters 0.30 M 0.45 M

Calocephalus

Calocephalus is an Australian plant that can be annual or perennial. It has silvery "filigree" foliage and little ball-shaped flower-heads made up of tiny tubular flowers


Flowering

From Late Spring TO Late Summer

Calocephalus flowers from late Spring to late Summer

 

Propagating by cuttings

From Late Summer TO Early Autumn

Tear off a 2" long shoot with a small 'heel' at the base, and insert 1" deep into a pot filled with coarse gritty or sandy compost (60/40 sand to peat is ideal). Water well, allowing excess water to drain away, and keep lightly shaded. Keep the compost moist, but not soaking wet.

 

Planting

From Early Spring TO Mid Spring

In cooler climes, because this plant is not frost hardy, it is better to plant in a container, so that it can be overwintered indoors. Plant in sandy or gritty compost, which should be moist, but not wet.

 
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