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Photo by JLBG taken at Juniper Level Botanic Gdn, NC
Kalimeris mongolica 'Hortensis'
Just call me Hortense
Item #: 1219
Zones: 6a to 9b
Dormancy: Winter
Height: 20" tall
Origin: Asia
Pot Size: 3.5" pot (24 fl. oz/0.7 L)
(aka: Asteromoea mongolica, Aster mongolicus, Kalimeris pinnatifida) It's been hard to keep up with the name changes, since this poor plant's identity has been batted around by taxonomists more than a tennis ball on Wimbledon's Centre Court. A favorite of the late garden writer Elizabeth Lawrence, Kalimeris 'Hortensis' is a wonderful, slowly spreading deciduous perennial which arises in spring to form a dense patch of 20" tall, interwoven stems, clothed with apple-green, serrated foliage, then topped with creamy white, fully double, 1" chrysanthemum-esque flowers throughout the summer...whew! If you look closely enough, you will notice a light lavender blush to the lower ring of petals...that's for you designer types. Kalimeris mongolica 'Hortensis' blends well into any perennial border by softening more dramatic color contrasts.
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Other Attributes
Genus: Kalimeris
Flower Color: White/Cream
Leaf Color: Green
Bloom Time: Summer
Container Role: Fillers
Garden Themes: Cottage Garden Plants , Night Gardens , Rock Garden Plants , White Garden
Other: Butterfly Attracting Plants , Edimentals , Cut Flower Plants , Drought Tolerant Plants , Pollinator Plants , Medicinal Plants , Xeriscaping Plants