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Damianita
Chrysactinia mexicana
Damianita forms a dense, rounded mound of dark green, needle-like leaves that are strongly aromatic and resinous, topped for most of the year with golden-yellow daisy flowers. It thrives in poor, rocky, alkaline ground and rots quickly if the soil stays wet or gets richer than it needs. A hard pruning back can kill an established plant, so shaping it means light tip trims rather than a real cutback. Deer leave it alone, and a mass planting turns a hot, exposed slope into a solid yellow carpet in bloom.
Record at a glance
Growing profile
- Sun
- Full Sun
- USDA zone
- USDA 8–11
- Soil
- Sand · Loam · Clay
- Moisture
- Dry · Well-Drained
Vertical layer
Shrub- Soil pH
- 5.6–8.5
- Plant type
- Perennial
- Mature height
- 12–24 in
- Mature spread
- 12–24 in
- Plant spacing
- 24–36 in
- Root type
- Not yet recorded
- Spread pattern
- None
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