Exposure • Sun • Part sun • Shade

Soil Moisture Needs • Dry • Average

Growth Rate in the Garden • Medium

Critter Resistance • Deer Resistant

Season of Interest (Foliage) • Winter

Season of Interest (Flowering) • Summer • Fall

Foliage Attribute • Silver or Blue Foliage

Bloom Color • Green

Attributes • Ground Cover • Evergreen • Container • Rock Garden • Easy to Grow • Drought Tolerant

Water Requirements • Adapts well to dry or moist conditions

Acaena saccaticupula 'Blue Haze'

New Zealand Burr

Low to the ground, steel-blue, ferny leaves. Greenish flowers bloom early to mid summer, followed by bright-red burr-like fruits in fall. Perfect next to a sidewalk, in rock gardens, or in mixed containers. Evergreen in regions with mild winters.

Acaena (a-kie-na)

Family: Rosaceae · Common Name: Spineless Pirri-pirri Burr

A fast creeping, mat forming plant with clusters of creamy white flowers on wiry stems in early summer that forms unique burr-like brown-red fruits. Excellent ground cover or pathway plant for sunny or lightly shaded areas; requires well-drained soil.