Eriophyllum lanatum (Woolly Sunflower)

Plant Description: Woolly sunflower, or Oregon sunshine, is a perennial herb in the aster family. It grows extensive, large masses of golden yellow flowers contrasting with a low-growing whitish-woolly foliage. The plant’s several stems can grow up to 2 ft tall, bearing leaves up to 3 inches long. Leaves can be alternate or opposite, and also vary in shape from entire and linear to occasionally pinnately lobed. Stems put out long leafless pedicels topped with blossoms made up of 8-13 broad ray corollas. Rays are marked with distinctive veins or grooves. Disks are arranged in a raised circle in the center of the flower.  Height: 2 ft Width: 1 ft Sun Needs: Sun to partial shade Soil Needs: Well-drained to dry, sandy, or rocky soils. It is quite drought-tolerant once established and should not be watered often unless soil drains really well Bloom Time: May - July Portland Plant List (Backyard Habitat Certification): Yes Landscape Use and Ecological Function: This Willamette Vall