gold and silver chrysanthemum
Ajania pacifica
USDA zones5 to 9
SunHandles full sun to partial sun
WaterHandles moderate to moist soil
Size12 to 24 inches tall2 to 3 feet wide
- Growth rate
- Rapid
- Habit
- Creeping
- Bloom season
- Spring, summer, autumn
- Bloom color
- Yellow
- Foliage color
- Gray/silver, green, variegated
- Soil types
- Sand, loam, clay, chalk
- Soil pH
- Acid, alkaline, neutral
Garden uses
Attracts
Notes
Gold and silver chrysanthemum (Ajania pacifica) is a perennial for borders, containers, rock gardens, and ground cover. It is hardy to USDA zone 5, or down to -20°F (-29°C). This plant likes full or part sun and average to moist soil of most types. It spreads fast with a creeping habit, so give it room. Yellow flowers appear in autumn, and bees and butterflies visit them.
Pairs well with Blue fescue, Balloon flower, and Karl Foerster feather reed grass.
Native range
Coastal regions on the island of Honshu and Japan..