Hardiness zones
Sunset 10-13
USDA 7-10
Landscape Use: Great xeriscape filler to accent plant, small scale ground and bank cover, revegetation.
Form & Character: Tight and mounding, relatively formal with minimal care.
Growth Habit: Moderate to 2' tall with 3' spread.
Foliage/Texture: Leaves are small and linear to less than 1" long, strongly aromatic, fine texture
Flowers & Fruits: Small yellow flowers in profusion, flowers 1" across with peduncles that extend above foliar canopy, Fruit brown, unsightly.
Seasonal Color: Yellow flowers in early fall.
Temperature: Hardy to 5oF.
Light: Full sun, no shade.
Soil: Tolerant
Watering: Once established little supplemental water is required. Use water to control growth. Don't over irrigate!
Pruning: Slight heading back or light shearing in spring only to direct shape and size. Avoid frequent pruning, especially if plants are infrequently irrigated or not irrigated at all.
Propagation: Seed
Disease and pests: None
Additional comments: Surging in popularity as a low growing xeriscape filler plant with fall flowering accent. Excess water encourages rank growth. Similar form and growth habit to Chrysactinia mexicana, less aromatic foliage and flowers at a different time of year. 'Aguirre' is a trademarked varietal selection from south central New Mexico.
Name derived from the Greek Erica (Ereika), "heath," and meris or meros for "division or part," referring to the heath-like or larch like leaves.
