Plant in full sun in a well-drained soil where it requires little irrigation but tolerates a more regular watering and looks better with at least occasional irrigation. Cold hardy to 10 degrees F or less. A bit of a sleeper out of bloom with leaves that have a bit of a bitter aroma when bruised but very attractive plant when in in flower that is somewhat reminiscent of a large yarrow.

Eriophyllum staechadifolium grows primarily along the coast from Santa Barbara County northward to Oregon and on the Channel Islands where it can be found in dunes and coastal scrub at elevations under 300 feet. The name for the genus comes from the Greek words 'erion' meaning "wool" and 'phyllon' meaning "leaf," referring to the wooly white hairs that cover the plant and the specific epithet is an alternative spelling for stoechadifolium, which means leaves like lavender, from Lavandula stoechas also known as Spanish lavender. The deeply lobed leaves with rolled-under edges are also thought to have the shape of a lizard when viewed from above which has also given the plant the common name Lizard Tail. Our plants from stock received from Suncrest Nurseries as they closed down in June 2023. 

The information displayed on this page about Eriophyllum staechadifolium is based on our research conducted about this plant from books in our nursery library as well as from information that is provided by reliable online resources. We also have included our own observations made about it as it grew in the nursery gardens and other gardens visited, as well how the crops of this plant performed in the containers when we had them in our nursery field. We also include comments received from others and welcome hearing from anyone who has information about this plant, particularly if it includes cultural information aiding others to better grow it.