Eriophyllum Lanatum

Sprays of flowers looking rather like mini sunflowers open on stems and divided leaves covered with woolly grey hair. This attractive and really excellent garden flower prefers a well-drained bank to do of its best, although as they grow in very wet areas of the north west (Washington State) they can obviously survive wet conditions, but commonly grow in any dry place, especially on rocky slopes and bluffs. It is most common in California, but grows as far north as Vancouver, Canada.