Chrysactinia mexicana (Damianita)

Damianita is a mounding, shrubby, evergreen perennial that features golden yellow flowers. It has significant drought tolerance and requires sharp drainage. It thrives in dry, poor soils and normally survives on rainfall alone. It is extremely heat and drought-tolerant and does not like wet feet, especially in the winter.

Damianita features dark green, pleasantly aromatic foliage, and when planted in groups it creates a carpet of yellow flowers. It is perfect in decomposed granite walkways, rock gardens and borders, dry flower beds or ground cover for hillsides or hot, exposed areas. Older plants may take on a twisted, gnarled appearance. It can be pruned lightly after bloom periods to shape plant - remove the woody stems from underneath and deadhead the tops.