Creeping Gold Buttons

Cotula 'Tiffindell Gold'

Plant Details:

Plant Type: Perennial
Plant Family: Asteraceae
Plant Description: This lush, low-growing evergreen groundcover can be used at the front of flower beds or as a substitute for lawn. Abundant, petite, yellow button-like flowers float above a backdrop of bright green foliage in the summer. This groundcover is deer resistant, easy to grow, and tolerant of light foot traffic and drought.

Maintenance:

Maintenance Type: Perennial - Herbaceous
Plant Care: Perennial - Herbaceous (soft-stemmed plants that die back in winter and regrow in spring): Remove spent blooms to promote rebloom later. Some plants tend to flop over after the first bloom and attempt to regrow from the base; in these cases, the old stems can be cut away in summer. As plants become dormant in the fall, remove dead leaves and stems.

Plant Attributes:

Mature Size: 4" tall x 24" wide
Utah Native: No
Nativar: Unknown
Plant Select: Unknown
Pollinator Friendly: Yes
Localscapes: Infill Plant, Park Strip Plant
Evergreen: No
Foliage Interest: Yes
Foliage Colors: Gray-green, Green
Bloom Colors: Yellow
Bloom Seasons: Early Summer, Late Spring
Bloom Period: Jun - Jul
Erosion Control: Unknown
Ground Cover: Yes
Foodscape: Unknown

Growing Conditions:

Hardiness Zone: 5 to 10
Light Requirement: Full Sun (6+ hrs sun), Part Sun (4-6 hrs afternoon sun)
Irrigation Requirement:     Low (1/2" every 10-14 days)
Salt Tolerant: Unknown
Deer Tolerant: Yes

Garden Location:

  • Design Path
    • Climate Control
  • Spring
  • Summer
  • Fall
  • Winter