Hoary Blackfoot it s a small, perennial, flowering subshrub native to Texas and Mexico in the daisy family. In its native habitat, the plant is often found in open sites with sand, gravel, loam, or clay soils. At maturity, the shrub will only reach a height of 8 inches. It has white flowers with yellow centers that appear constantly from mid-winter through mid-summer. Hoary Blackfoot is a hardy plant that is easy to grow in full sun in average, well-drained soil, but can also grow on rocky soil in deserts or in clay. It is moderately to highly drought and heat tolerant. It is usually grown from a container plant or by direct seeding in the garden. It is fast-growing and reaches flowering maturity within six to eight weeks. It does tend to self-seed. No pruning or dead-heading is required; however, deadheading spent flowers will prevent self seeding. Diseases, Insect Pests, and Other Plant Problems: Susceptible to powdery mildew if planted in a humid environment.
Curated pairwise relationships between this plant and others in the library — who feeds
whom, who competes, who confuses the pests. Green reads as a good pairing, red as one to avoid.
No curated interactions recorded for this species yet.
Also noted by NC State
Related species the NC State Plant Toolbox flags for this plant — look-alikes to tell
apart, and plants that play a similar role in a planting. Ones we carry in the library are linked.
Full sun (6 or more hours of direct sunlight a day)
Soil texture
Clay; Loam (Silt); Sand; Shallow Rocky
Soil pH
Acid (<6.0); Alkaline (>8.0)
Soil drainage
Good Drainage | Occasionally Dry
Growth rate
Rapid
Maintenance
Low
Canopy layer
3 - Shrub
Form & Appearance
Habit / form
Mounding; Rounded
Leaf color
Green
Leaf type
Compound (Pinnately , Bipinnately, Palmately)
Leaf shape
Linear; Oblong
Leaf margin
Entire; Lobed
Leaf size
1-3 inches long, < 1 inch wide
Hairs present
No
Leaf detail
Linear to linear-oblong leaves, bright green to gray green, up to 2 inches long and 1/2 inch wide.
Flower color
Gold/Yellow; White
Flower value
Long Bloom Season; Showy
Flower form
Head
Flower shape
Radial
Flower size
< 1 inch
Flower detail
Daisy like flowers appear from January through July. Flower heads are about an inch wide.
Bloom time
Spring; Summer; Winter
Fruit type
Achene
Fruit detail
Fruit is technically a cypsela, although it is often referred to as an achene.
Wildlife & Ecology
Native status
Unknown
Origin
Texas, Northern Mexico
Food & Medicine
Fruit type
Achene
Landscape Use
Landscape location
Container; Slope/Bank; Walkways
Landscape theme
Cottage Garden; Drought Tolerant Garden; Rock Garden
Design feature
Border
Garden tags
#long bloom time #flowers late spring #flowers early summer #showy flowers #subshrub #flowers early spring #flowers mid-summer #white flowers #flowers late winter #flowers mid-winter #flowers mid-spring #annual #fast growing