Calyptridium umbellatum
PUSSY PAWS
SKU: 2289-010
Calyptridium umbellatum, synonym Cistanthe umbellata, is known by the common name Mount Hood pussypaws, or simply pussy-paws. Calyptridium umbellatum is native to western North America from British Columbia to California to Colorado, where it grows in a number of habitat types, including areas inhospitable to many other plant types, such as those with alpine climates.
It is a perennial forming basal rosettes of thick, spoon-shaped leaves each a few centimeters long. The flowers form a dense, spherical umbel of rounded pink flowers.
Type: Hardy perennial
Hardiness zones: 7-10
Height: 10cm, 4"
Location: Full sun
Seeds per packet: 10
Calyptridium umbellatum, synonym Cistanthe umbellata, is known by the common name Mount Hood pussypaws, or simply pussy-paws. Calyptridium umbellatum is native to western North America from British Columbia to California to Colorado, where it grows in a number of habitat types, including areas inhospitable to many other plant types, such as those with alpine climates.
It is a perennial forming basal rosettes of thick, spoon-shaped leaves each a few centimeters long. The flowers form a dense, spherical umbel of rounded pink flowers.
Type: Hardy perennial
Hardiness zones: 7-10
Height: 10cm, 4"
Location: Full sun
Seeds per packet: 10
