Horkelia parryi - Parry's Horkelia or Cream Bush

Description

This small member of the Rose family forms a beautiful open groundcover of fragrant grey-green foliage. The fern-like leaves form basal rosettes with clusters of small white flowers rising above on 6-8" slender stalks. It is a perennial and thrives in full sun, with little water, making it choice for a rock garden or dry mixed border. Native to the open chaparral of the northern and central Sierra Nevada foothills, this species is considered rare.