Corethrogyne filaginifolia - California corethrogyne

California corethrogyne (Corethrogyne filaginifolia) is a tough, semi-deciduous perennial of California’s dry slopes, its violet, yellow-centered flowers turning scraggly looking in summer drought.¹ It grows 0.2-1 m tall and 0.2-0.5 m wide.¹

Inputs

• Hardiness zone 8¹
• Hardiness zone 9¹
• Hardiness zone 10¹

Type

• Herb
• Perennial
• Deciduous

Functions

• Wildlife habitat¹
• Fire resistance²

Dimension	At maturity
Height (m)	0.2-1
Diameter (m)	0.2-0.5

Footnotes

1. Corethrogyne filaginifolia, California Corethrogyne | Las Pilitas Nursery Native Plant Database ↩ ↩² ↩³ ↩⁴ ↩⁵ ↩⁶

2. Leaf burn times of California native plants, Las Pilitas Nursery, 2005 propane-torch ignition trial, live-leaf ignition time >60 seconds ↩