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Asteraceae
Rock Daisy
Perityle emoryi
Tenacity in harsh conditions.
- Family
- Asteraceae
- Genus
- Perityle
- Native to
- Southwestern United States, Northern Mexico
- Bloom season
- Spring
- Type
- Annual herb
- Height
- 10-30 cm
- Sunlight
- Full sun
- Soil
- Rocky, well-drained
- Water
- Low
- Hardiness
- 8-11
- Lifespan
- Annual
Did you know
- It thrives in rock crevices and cliff faces where almost no other plants can grow.
- The small daisy-like flowers carpet desert hillsides after good winter rains.
- It was named in honor of Major William Hemsley Emory, a 19th-century boundary survey commissioner.
- The entire life cycle from seed to flower to seed can be completed in just a few weeks.
- Desert tortoises are known to eat rock daisy flowers as part of their springtime diet.
Color meanings
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Persistence
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Finding beauty in adversity
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Simplicity