Full sun
8 - 14
Flambe® Yellow
Strawflower
Chrysocephalum apiculatum
Flambé is one of Dr. Rick Schoellhorn's top ten favorites for Florida.
Are you looking for a plant for that hot dry part of your yard that never seems to get enough water? Flambé Chrysocephalum love heat and dry conditions and flower continuously through the summer. Small round golden orange flowers cover the plants. Give them air circulation and bright sun. they can be planted at any time of year except winter in north Florida.
"This was a pleasant surprise. I've used this plant [Chrysocephalum] and loved it, but it took a while before it became commercially available and landscapers understood its toughness. It [Flambé Yellow] was placed at an entrance as a groundcover beneath 'Stars and Stripes' pentas, a welcoming sight to our visitors. Plants were less than 6 inches tall, had wonderful insect and disease-proof gray-green foliage and were covered with bazillions of bright yellow flowers just above the foliage. Congratulations to Proven Winners and thank you for allowing us to trial this cultivar." - Dr. Allan Armitage, University of Georgia
Drought tolerant, Heat tolerant, sandy soil tolerant, frost
tolerant to 30F with minimal damage, so good for extending season both in spring and in fall. Somewhat salt tolerant.
Goes great with: Coleus Royal Glissade, Intensia Phlox, Superbells Calibrachoa, any annuals or perennials where silver foliage can act as an accent. Best in bright full sun conditions!
Habit: Low mounding cultivars
Season: Spring through fall
Where does it come from: Tasmania and Australia
Tips: Like all Chrysocephalum and Helichrysum these plants love full hot sun and good air
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FeaturesTufted yellow flowers on silvery foliage; very heat and drought tolerant• Best Seller • Deadheading Not Necessary • Drought Tolerant * • Fall Interest • Heat Tolerant • Landscape Plant *Even drought tolerant annual and perennial plants will need water for the first few weeks while they get established. Shrubs and trees will need to be watered for the first year after they are planted. After this, little or no supplemental water will be necessary when planted in the ground. No plant is truly drought tolerant in a container; water is necessary for all plants in containers. Ornamental CharacteristicsFlower ColorYellow Foliage Color Silver Height 8-14" (Short) Spacing 14-16" Habit Trailing Trails Up To 24 Container Plant Style Spiller - Trails over the side of a container Patent InformationFlambe® Yellow 'Flochryel' US PP19,175; Can. PBR 3280 |
Plant NeedsDurationAnnual Bloom Time Planting to Hard Frost Zone(s) Annual except in zones 9 - 10 Hardy Temp 25°F (-4°C) Exposure Full sun Water Needs Dry to Normal Maintenance Easy Uses Landscapes and containers Use in planters or landscapes; great in informal drifts |
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Growing Tips Deadheading not necessary for continuous bloom. Plants will "bury their dead" (new flowers will quickly cover old flowers) so no deadheading necessary. |
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| Year | Award | Trial |
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| 2009 | Silver Medal | Champaign County Illinois Master Gardener Idea Garden |
| 2009 | Top Performer | Oklahoma State University Botanical Gardens |
| 2009 | Top Consumer Choice - Winter | University of Florida - Fort Lauderdale |
| 2009 | Best of Breed Winter | North Carolina State, JC Raulston Arboretum |
| 2009 | Top Performer | Mississippi State University |
| 2008 | Excellent Rating | Boerner Botanical Garden |
| Very choice for planters, hanging baskets, bedding and rock gardens. | ||
| 2008 | Best in Class | Penn State |
| 2008 | Top Peformer | Penn State |
| 2008 | Top 10 | Delaware Valley College, Henry Schmeider Arboretum |
| 2008 | Top 10 for Fall | Mississippi State University |
| 2008 | Best of Breed for Winter | North Carolina State, JC Raulston Arboretum |
| 2008 | Bronze Medal | Ohio State University Extension - Springfield |
| Silvery leaves, profuse bloomer especially in heat and humidity. | ||
| 2008 | Top Performer | University of Georgia |
| 2008 | Top Performer | University of Florida |
| 2008 | Exceptional Rating | University of Georgia |
| 2008 | Best of Breed | North Carolina State, JC Raultson Arboretum |
| 2008 | Leader of the Pack Summer - Early Season | North Carolina State, JC Raultson Arboretum |
| 2008 | Best of the Best | University of Georgia |
| 2008 | Knock Your Socks Off | University of Georgia |
| 2007 | Hot Annuals | People, Places and Plants |
| Sprays of tiny spherical flower heads appear in clusters in late spring, yielding to golden pea-like blooms that brighten the garden all summer long. Silky hairs on the stems and leaves give the foliage a silvery look. Perfect in hot and dry locations, Flambe Yellow is an "end of the hose" plant: It likes to thoroughly dry out between waterings. | ||
| 2007 | Top Rated Performer | University of Florida-Winter Trials |
| 2007 | Top Rated Performer | City of Cedar Rapids |
| 2007 | Best of Breed - Winter | North Carolina State, JC Raultson Arboretum |
| 2007 | Top Performer | University Laval |
| 2007 | Best of Breed | North Carolina State, JC Raultson Arboretum |
| 2007 | Leader of the Pack Early Season | North Carolina State, JC Raultson Arboretum |
| 2007 | Top Performer | Smithsonian Institution |
| Honestly, when it first arrived I thought they would live about a week in our heat, humidity, and densley planted beds and in-ground irrigation before dying off. I was totally WRONG! These are tough little plants… They have formed a low mat (6-8 inches tall) and about 1 foot wide, they mingle nicely. | ||
| 2007 | Excellent Rating | Massachusetts Horticultural Society at Elm Bank |
| 2006 | Top Performer | Cornell |
| 2006 | Top Performer | Michigan State University |
| 2006 | Gardeners Choice | National Arboretum |
| 2006 | Leader of the Pack Early Season | North Carolina State, JC Raultson Arboretum |
| 2006 | Best of Breed | North Carolina State, JC Raultson Arboretum |
| 2006 | Exciting Annual | University of Minnesota |
| 2006 | Classic City Awards | University of Georgia |
| 2006 | Top Performer | Jardin Daniel A. Seguin |
| 2006 | Excellent Rating | Boerner Botanical Garden |
| 2006 | Top Rated Performer | Virginia Tech |
| Both of the Chrysocephalum were great. Bloomed incessantly. Landscape and baskets, both in full sun. Also extremely frost tolerant - were the last annuals we pulled up after Halloween… (First frost was October 10). H. Scoggins, VA Tech | ||
| 2006 | Arboretum Approved | Dallas Arboretum |
| 2006 | Flame Proof | Dallas Arboretum |
| Top Performer | Focus Greenhouse Trials | |
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