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Phagnalon rupestre
Phagnalon rupestre is a low, woody shrub in the daisy family that grows wild on dry, rocky Mediterranean slopes. It is grown mainly as a drought-tolerant rock garden or xeriscape plant, and it does best in full sun and very well-drained soil.
Phagnalon rupestre, rock phagnalon, is a species of shrub in the family Asteraceae. It is native to the Mediterranean basin countries of Europe, North Africa, and Western Asia, and to Iran, Iraq, the Arabian Peninsula, and the Canary Islands.
They have a self-supporting growth form, simple, broad leaves and dry fruit. Individuals can grow to 0.25 m.
Text excerpted from the Wikipedia article Phagnalon rupestre by its contributors, under CC BY-SA 4.0; the excerpts and the care summary drawn from them are shared under the same licence.
The care summary was written by AI (Claude, Anthropic) from the sources on this page, with general growing knowledge where they are silent. Check before relying on it.
Life form, climate and native range: World Checklist of Vascular Plants, Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew (CC BY 3.0), reformatted; see Plants of the World Online.
