About

A compact, cushion-forming, mat-forming, annual or biennial from the mountains of southern Europe with tiny, ovate, gland-hairy leaves and small, white, 5-petalled flowers on slender stems in summer. A delicate, specialist rockery annual for a sunny, very well-drained alpine rock garden.

About the genus

Townsendia are dwarf perennial plants with tufts of very narrow linear leaves, and comparatively large daisy-like flowers with many rays, white, rose-purple or violet

Plant details

Suggested usesBorders, containers, mixed plantings.

Care notes

CultivationPlant in well-drained soil. Water during establishment.
PruningRemove dead growth as needed.
PropagationPropagate by division, cuttings, or seed.
Pest resistanceGenerally pest-free.
Disease resistanceGenerally disease-resistant.