Exposure • Sun • Part sun

Soil Moisture Needs • Dry

Growth Rate in the Garden • Medium

Critter Resistance • Deer Resistant • Rabbit Resistant

Season of Interest (Foliage) • Spring • Summer • Fall

Season of Interest (Flowering) • Summer

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

Water Requirements • Prefers well-drained soil • Requires excellent drainage, drought tolerant

Acaena inermis 'Purpurea'

Purple New Zealand Burr

Amazing amethyst colored delicately cut foliage makes a perfect ground-hugging carpet, covered with creamy flower spikes in summer, ruby red foliage when planted in full sun, excellent effect spilling over rocks and walls, blooms early - mid 35, grows rapidly.

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.