An evergreen subshrub native to Guadalupe Island off the coast of Baja California, where it grows on rocky slopes in salt wind and lean soil. The plant forms a dense rounded mound two to three feet tall and wide, with thick, silver-gray, palmately lobed leaves carried on slender brittle stems. In late spring the branch tips carry open sprays of small yellow daisy-form flowers that draw bees and hummingbirds; spent heads self-shed or can be sheared to keep the mound tight. Tolerant of coastal wind, salt, reflective heat, and dry spells, it asks only for full sun and well drained soil. Hardy to around 25°F (zone 9b on the coast), it works well in rock gardens, gravel medians, xeric borders, and mixed silver plantings.
