Ajania pacifica
Common names
green-and-silver chrysanthemum
Biostatus
Exotic
Conservation status
Not applicable
Category
Vascular
Structural class
Herbs - Dicotyledonous composites
Simplified description
A low growing flowering deciduous sub-shrub with prostrate stems rooting at nodes. Its ovate leaves are silvery green with lobed silver margins. Flowers in autumn, producing clusters of yellow daisy-like inflorescences with scarcely developed ray florets (although a cultivar named ‘Pink Ice’ has conspicuous pink ray florets). Seedlings have been seen to establish near planted specimens.
Flower colours
Red/Pink, Yellow
Habitat
Tolerant of very dry well-drained conditions.
Detailed taxonomy
Genus
Family
Synonyms
Dendranthema pacificum, Chrysanthemum pacificum
Endemic family
No
Ecology
Year naturalised
2018
Origin
Honshu, Japan
Reason for introduction
Ornamental
Propagation technique
Easiest from rooted pieces; also seed
Other information
Etymology
pacifica: Of the Pacific Ocean.