A hardy perennial commonly grown for use as a dried flower.
Pronunciation
(gone-EE-o-lim-on)
Plant Type
All Plants, Perennials Hardy
Hardiness Zone
5
Sunlight
full
Moisture
average
Soil & Site
average, well drained
Flowers
borne on stalks that arise from the center of the basal rosette, airy masses similar to Baby's Breath, very small borne on a branched panicle, can be dried, basically white but can have blue or reddish tones
Leaves
leaves form a basal rosette, green, leatherly
Dimensions
12 plus inches by 12-18 inches (HS)
Maintenance
needs to be staked or they will flop or lean, I have never seen one hold its inflorescence up without flopping
Propagation
we grew this plant from seeds at my nursery, root cuttings
Native Site
southeastern Europe to southern Russia
Notes & Reference
#04-Herbaceous Perennial Plants (Allan Armitage), #06-Perennials for the American Gardens (Ruth Rodgers Clausen and Nicolas H Ekstrom), #144-Missouri Botanical Gardens web site (www.missouribotanicalgarden.org)