Shape | Low-growing and mat-forming. |
Landscape | Groundcover, container and border planting. |
Propagation | Division and softwood cuttings. |
Cultivation | Full sun and partial-shade. Well-drained soil with variable pH and prefers loam, chalk and sand. Drought tolerant. |
Notable Specimens | Wakehurst Place, Ardingly, Haywards Heath, Sussex, England.
University of British Columbia Botanical Garden, Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada. |
Leaf Description | Pinnate leaves with dentate leaflets. |
Flower Description | Tiny, spherical flowers that are 2 cm wide. Burr-like fruiting heads. |
Colour Description | The leaves are greyish-blue. The flowers are white followed by dark red burrs with pinkish-red spines. |