Acaena saccaticupula 'Blue Haze'
Pouched cupula, New Zealand burr
Also known as Acaena 'Pewter'
- Height × spread
- 0.05m × 0.3m
- Position
- Full sun
- Hardiness
- Cold to -15C (RHS H5)
Availability
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About this plant
The chief charm of this ground cover plant is the profusion of rounded prickly looking seed heads which stand above the foliage mat. View the plant at ground level to get a perspective on this seed army. This variety makes a flat carpet of striking blue grey foliage, often having red or purple shades at the leaf margins. There are tiny flat looking leaflets held on branching stems which are red when young. There are small round flowers with red anthers. The plant needs sunshine and well drained soil to succeed. The fruits raise the height to around 5cm (2in), and the plant has a spread of 25cm (10in).
- Foliage colour
- Blue, Grey
- Fruit colour
- Red
- Variegated
- No
- Scent
- No
- Shape
- Prostrate
- Height
- 0.05m
- Spread
- 0.3m
- Season of interest
- Summer
- Evergreen
- Evergreen
- Garden style
- Small scale garden, Rock garden, Gravel garden
- Sun or shade
- Likes full sun, tolerates part shade
- Soil type
- All types
- Soil pH
- All types
- Drainage
- Moisture retentive soil, Well drained soil, Dry soil, Drought resistant
- Hardiness
- Cold to -15C (RHS H5)
- Borders & containers
- Borders
- Use for
- Ground cover
- Hazards
- Yes, fruit is prickly/thorny
Spring
Spring - late · Outdoors
Feed with slow release fertiliser
Apply a general purpose slow release fertiliser, spreading it around the root area of the plant as it is coming into growth. (Or apply a liquid feed at regular intervals throughout the growing season.)
This is a simple way to provide a nutrient boost as a single annual procedure.
Spring-Autumn · Outdoors
Water in dry periods
Established plants in the ground can cope with 7-10 days of dryness, and shrubs often manage 2 to 3 weeks. Water one section of the garden thoroughly each day rather than a little everywhere. Check plants in pots more often, especially in hot weather.
Spring - early-mid · Planting
Divide when too large
The plant can be divided if it becomes too large or another plant is required. This may involve physically dividing the clump in two, removing offsets or small bulbs or dividing rhizomes. The new plants can be grown in pots or planted in the ground.