Gray-Leaved Euryops
Euryops pectinatus (ASTERACEAE, formerly COMPOSITAE)
Planting and Growing Gray-Leaved Euryops
You’ll find everything you need to know to plant and grow gray-leaved euryops in the accompanying table’s tabs:
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- Flowers, foliage, and seeds of gray-leaved euryops
- Growing conditions for gray-leaved euryops
- When and where to plant gray-leaved euryops
- How to plant gray-leaved euryops
- How to shape, prune and control growth of gray-leaved euryops
- Watering, fertilizing, and care of gray-leaved euryops
- Landscape uses of gray-leaved euryops
- Pest and disease control for gray-leaved euryops
Growing Gray-Leaved Euryops
A few cultivars of medium-growing, mounding, bushy, evergreen shrubs, 3–4 ft. (90–120 cm) tall and wide, with alternate, velvety, featherlike, gray green, divided, cut, and pointed leaves, 2–3 in. (50–75 mm) long, each with 8–10 paired leaflets.
Mountain euryops, Euryops acraeus, and Euryops spathaceus are closely related species with similar care needs.
Euryops Planting and Care Guide
Flowers and Seeds
Many showy, daisylike, yellow flowers, 1‑1/2–2-in. (38–50-mm) wide, in spring–autumn, form dry, wingless seed year-round.
Best Climates
U.S.D.A. Plant Hardiness Zones 7–11. Tender.
Soil Type and Fertility
Damp to dry, well-drained soil. Fertility: Average–low. 6.5–8.0 pH. Salt tolerant.
Where and How to Plant
Full sun. Space 2–3-ft. (60–90-cm) apart.
Proper Care
Easy. Keep damp until established; allow soil surface to dry between waterings. Drought, wind tolerant. Fertilize annually in spring. Deadhead spent flowers to prolong bloom. Protect from frost, prolonged moisture. Propagate by division, seed.
About This Species
Good choice for accents, beds, borders, containers, paths in cottage, seaside, small-space gardens. Disease resistant. Aphid susceptible.