Interior decorative / garden plant for sohpisticated seasonal look

[hub2dee]

I came across a plant yesterday at a posh garden centre which I thought I'd share as it would be fab for a window box or as a tablepiece or something cascading down a mantelpiece etc.

Calocephalus

I saw it in smallish pots, one squished next to the other so the pots were hidden, fronted by small-leaved trailing ivy (again pots so close that you can't see them). Looked fab. Ethereal silvery, abstract shape. Lovely.

The photo doesn't really do it justice. I have no idea about hardyness / evergreen etc. I bought three because they looked wonderful.

[hub2dee]

Anyone else seen this ?

[MrsApronstrings]

round here the porches are awash with hardy pot mums! that looks great

[hub2dee]

Honestly, Apron, it is very distinctive, but quite classy. It's kind of madly fuffy and the colour is perfect for Chrimbo.