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Billy Buttons

A perennial herb with globe-like flowers that bob on fine stalks above a whirl of soft green leaves. Flowers provide both nectar and pollen for native bees and butterflies.

 

Best grown in areas with good soil moisture or where summer watering is provided. The tender foliage is prized food of slugs, so nightly slug patrol would be helpful in damp parts of the garden.

 

Scientific name
Craspedia variabilis
Family
Asteraceae

Characteristics


Lifeform
Herbs & Ground covers
Height
0.3
Width
0.2
Growth rate
Medium
Evergreen
Perennial
Yes

Growing Conditions


Full Sun
Yes
Semishade
Yes
Shade
Cold
-5
Drought tolerance
Waterlogging tolerance
Compaction
Average
Wind
Average
pH
acid

Uses


Ground cover
Screen
Shade
Container
Yes
Hedge
Windbreak
Grassy Woodland
Yes
Perennial border
Yes
Climber
Native lawn
Shrub Mass
Wetland

Biodiversity


Insect pollinator feeding
Yes
Caterpillar feeding
Bird feeding
Bird refuge
Lizard feeding
Lizard refuge
Frog refuge
Mammal feeding
Pollinators
Native Bee, Hoverfly
Larvae
Birds
Mammals

Flowering


Jan
Feb
Mar
Apr
May
Jun
Jul
Aug
Sep
Yes
Oct
Yes
Nov
Dec