Anacyclus Garden Gnome
Groundcover Specifications
Season: Perennial
USDA Zones: 5 - 9
Height: 4 - 6 inches
Width: 12 - 16 inches
Bloom Season: Early to late Summer
Bloom Color: White
Environment: Full sun
Deer Resistant: Yes
Latin Name: Anacyclus depressus
Planting Directions
Temperature: 68F
Average Germ Time: 14 - 21 days
Light Required: Yes
Depth: Cover the seeds with fine grit or compost to approximately their own depth
Soil Type: Average to sandy well drained soils
Sowing Rate: 4 - 5 seeds per plant
Moisture: Keep seeds moist until germination
Garden Gnome (Anacyclus depressus) - If you are looking for a unique, beautiful, mat forming ground cover then look no further then Garden Gnome ground cover plants only growing 4 - 6 inches tall. Also known as Mt. Atlas Daisy, Carpet Daisy, and Spanish Chamomile. Finely cut, green, fern-like leaves provide attractive folaige after the spring bloom of these daisy-like white blooms with petals often tipped crimson. Garden gnome will bloom all summer and best of all they hardly require any water as they are drought tolerant plants suitable for xeriscaping.
The flowers close at dusk and reopen in the morning on this mat-like ground cover from the mountainous northwestern corner of Africa. The green feathery fern-like foliage is beautiful in unto to itself and is a perfect backdrop to the closed flowerheads showing the red side of their petals. This rock garden plant prefers light to medium soils with good drainage. It dislikes excessive humidity. Let the seeds drop for even more plants next year or divide plant in Spring and split with a sharp spade. No pruning or fall care required for this low maintenace ground cover plant.