| Common Name |
Paper Flower, Whitestem Paperflower, Cooper's Paper
Daisey |
| Latin Name |
Psilostrophe cooperi |
| Family |
Asteraceae |
| Sunset zones / USDA zones |
/ 8b-11 |
| Type / Form |
Shrub / Small |
| Native Habitat |
Between
2,000 feet and 5,000 feet in southwest |
| Soil |
Dry, decomposed granite, sand, clay loam low in organic
content, well drained |
| Water |
Once or twice per month |
| Exposure |
Full or part sun |
| Height X Width |
1 foot X 2 feet, maximum 2 feet X 3 feet |
| Protective Mechanism |
None |
| Leaves |
Slender, green on top, silver on bottom |
| Flowers |
Yellow flowers bloom early in spring and last for a long
time eventually turning into dry and paper-like, used for dry
arrangements |
| Bark / Roots |
|
| Maintenance |
Low |
| Propagation |
Seeds |
| Pests and diseases |
|
| Landscape uses |
Container, rock garden, borders, low maintenance,
foliage accent, parkway, bedding, cut flowers |
| Garden Suitability |
Thornless, Songbird, Hummingbird, Butterfly |
| Ornamental Value |
Yellow flowers bloom early in spring and last for a long
time eventually turning into dry and paper-like, used for dry
arrangements |
| Nature Value |
Butterflies bees use flowers,
songbirds eat seeds |
| Native American Uses |
None known |
| Links |
|
| Images and data |
http://cals.arizona.edu/pima/gardening/aridplants/Psilostrophe_cooperi.html |
| Images and data |
http://www.fireflyforest.com/flowers/yellows/yellow05.html |
| Images and data |
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Psilostrophe_cooperi |
| Images and data |
http://www.delange.org/PaperFlower/PaperFlower.htm |
| Images and data |
http://davesgarden.com/guides/pf/go/84291/ |
| Images and data |
http://www.fw.vt.edu/dendro/dendrology/Syllabus2/factsheet.cfm?ID=711 |
| Images and data |
http://www.wildflower.org/plants/result.php?id_plant=PSCO2 |
| Images and data |
http://www.calflora.org/cgi-bin/species_query.cgi?where-calrecnum=6916 |
| Images and data |
http://ag.arizona.edu/pima/gardening/aridplants/Psilostrophe_cooperi.html |
| Images and data |
http://www.desert-tropicals.com/Plants/Asteraceae/Psilostrophe_cooperi.html |
| Images, and data |
http://wc.pima.edu/~bfiero/tucsonecology/plants/wflow_copa.htm |
| Data |
http://ucjeps.berkeley.edu/cgi-bin/get_JM_treatment.pl?609,1728,1729 |
| Distribution |
http://plants.usda.gov/java/profile?symbol=PSILO3 |
| Nursery, images, and data |
http://www.laspilitas.com/plants/874.htm |
| Nursery, mages, and data |
http://www.mistymeadowsnursery.com/652/index.html |
