| Description | A hardy perennial commonly grown for use as a dried flower. |
|---|---|
| Pronunciation | (gone-EE-o-lim-on) |
| Plant Type | All Plants, Perennials Hardy |
| Hardiness Zone | 5 |
| Sunlight | full |
| Moisture | average |
| Soil & Site | average, well drained |
| Flowers | borne on stalks that arise from the center of the basal rosette, airy masses similar to Baby's Breath, very small borne on a branched panicle, can be dried, basically white but can have blue or reddish tones |
| Leaves | leaves form a basal rosette, green, leatherly |
| Dimensions | 12 plus inches by 12-18 inches (HS) |
| Maintenance | needs to be staked or they will flop or lean, I have never seen one hold its inflorescence up without flopping |
| Propagation | we grew this plant from seeds at my nursery, root cuttings |
| Native Site | southeastern Europe to southern Russia |
| Notes & Reference | #04-Herbaceous Perennial Plants (Allan Armitage), #06-Perennials for the American Gardens (Ruth Rodgers Clausen and Nicolas H Ekstrom), #144-Missouri Botanical Gardens web site (www.missouribotanicalgarden.org) |
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