Perennials > Acaena > Acaena saccaticupula > Acaena saccaticupula
Acaena saccaticupula
Blue Goose Leaf
Origin: Native to New Zealand's South Island.
| Family |
| Rosaceae |
| Genus |
| Acaena |
| Species |
| saccaticupula |
| Category |
| Perennials |
| USDA Hardiness Zone |
| 6 |
| Canadian Hardiness Zone |
| 7 |
| RHS Hardiness Zone |
| H6 |
| Temperature (°C) |
| -23 - (-18) |
| Temperature (°F) |
| -10 - 0 |
| Height |
| 10 cm |
| Spread |
| 1 m |
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Description and Growing Information
Flowering Period
| Landscape |
| Groundcover, container and border planting. |
| Cultivation |
| Full sun and partial-shade. Well-drained soil with variable pH and prefers loam, chalk and sand. Drought tolerant. |
| Shape |
| Low-growing and mat-forming. |
| Growth |
| Fast |
| 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. |
| Notable Specimens |
| Wakehurst Place, Ardingly, Haywards Heath, Sussex, England. University of British Columbia Botanical Garden, Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada. |
| Propagation |
| Division and softwood cuttings. |
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