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The tufts stay just as cute and fuzzy in winter Family asteraceae Life cycle perennial Flowers yellow (late spring) Size 6" Light sun Cultural notes well-drained garden soil (not too dry) From seed unsure of best procedure - see below detailed seed-starting info below Seed ripens early July The small tufts of soft feathery silver foliage remind me of silver mound artemisia. In late spring, button-like yellow flowers emerge on stilt-like stalks that are so disproportionately high above the foliage that they appear to hover unattached. Quite the interesting little plant!

A winter close-up

In our garden, this plant grows in the following area: rock garden

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Seed-starting details for this plant

2002. Seed from '01 trade. Baggy 70F with light (no G).
2003. Same seed as above. Pot set outside mid-January. A few G by mid-May
2005. Seed from '04 garden. Baggy 70F with light (2%G, 3d)

I think there are precious few viable seeds in this little plant's spent flowers. They are small, viability is hard to judge by appearance.

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