st. catherine's lace
Eriogonum giganteum
USDA zones9 to 11
SunHandles full sun to partial shade
WaterNeeds dry soil
Size4 to 8 feet tall6 to 8 feet wide
- Bloom season
- Spring, summer, autumn, winter
- Bloom color
- White
- Soil types
- Sand, loam, clay, chalk
- Soil pH
- Acid, alkaline, neutral
Garden uses
Attracts
Notes
St. catherine's lace (Eriogonum giganteum) is a shrub for borders and low maintenance gardens. It grows outdoors year-round in USDA zone 9 and warmer, down to about 20°F (-7°C). In colder areas, grow it as a houseplant or bring it indoors for winter. This plant likes full sun to part shade and dry soil of most types. Large flat-topped clusters of white flowers fade to rust-red and dry well. Deer tend to browse other plants first. Gray-woolly leaves stay evergreen.
Pairs well with California brittlebush, Shaw's agave, and Spanish dagger.
Native range
CA.