Wollemia nobilis Erigeron This delicate little trailer grows

This delicate little trailer grows from a 6" long carrot-like taproot

Each tiny but surprisingly vigorous 8" wide clump is topped in late spring with 8" spikes of light lavender flowers

The only maintenance required is to cut the plant to the ground at the end of the growing season after many months of bloom

simply amazing

edged in white

Wollemia nobilis Erigeron This delicate little trailer growsIt's still fairly common in botanical circles to discover new species at least, small annuals and perennials. What David Noble found in 1994, growing on steep sandstone cliffs of the Wollemi National Forest northwest of Sydney, Australia, is anything but normal. This Norfolk island pine relative had been hiding for nearly 2 million years, but not any longer! The dark green plastic like foliage emerges glaucous and adorns the trees that can reach 100'