This perennial has a tufted habit with a basal rosette of soft silver-green, narrow linear leaves. It produces tall flower stems that are topped with a yellow spherical flower head that appears form spring to summer.

Hardiness zones 9 to 11

Pycnosorus globosusis naturally found in Australia from Queensland to New South Wales, Victoria and South Australia growing on the coast and inland. It prefers a well drained, moderately fertile light soils in an open sunny position and is frost and drought resistant.

Billy Buttons are grown for its flowers and are planted in small gardens as a specimen or in rockeries. It is suitable for coastal or inland regions establishing in 1 to 2 years. It is also planted in containers or used for garden edging. ID 2378

Pycnosorus (py-sn-o-SOR-us) globosus(GLOB-o-sus)

Asteraceae (ass-ter-AY-see-ee)     
(Compositae)
Sunflower Family