Golden Drop

Did you know

• The pendulous, tubular flowers hang downward like drops of liquid gold, giving the plant its common name.
• The entire plant is covered in stiff, bristly hairs that give it a silvery-gray appearance.
• Bees must hang upside down to reach the nectar inside the dangling bell-shaped flowers.
• The roots of some Onosma species yield a red dye called alkannin, used since ancient times.
• It thrives in rock crevices and dry stone walls where most other plants cannot survive.

Color meanings

Uses

• Rock gardens
• Alpine gardens
• Dry stone walls
• Ornamental