Botanical Name: Ceratoides lanata
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Common Name: Winterfat  
Plant photo of: Ceratoides lanata
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Water Saving Tip:

Apply a layer of mulch around plants to reduce moisture loss.

Choose organic mulches, such as shredded bark, compost or aged sawdust.

  • Anatomy

  • Culture

  • Design

Plant Type

Broadleaf Evergreen, Shrub

 

Height Range

1-3'

 

Flower Color

White

 

Flower Season

Spring

 

Leaf Color

Grey Green, Silver

 

Bark Color

Brown, Grey

 

Fruit Color

White

 

Fruit Season

Winter, Fall, Persistent

Information by: Stephanie Duer
Photographer: Mountain States Nursery

  • Description

  • Notes

A small, mounded shrub with curved branches, Winterfat is a Utah native that grows to about three feet tall and two feet wide. Female plants have inconspicuous flowers, but they are followed by white, hairy fruits provide considerable winter interest. Seedheads are attractive and wooly in appearance, and are persistent. Small, needle-like leaves are grey-green and hairy, giving them a silvery white appearance. They remain on the plant during winter and are shed when new leaves grow in the spring or when the plant is water-stressed.