▁to ▁decor ate ▁d ried ▁v ases , ▁sometimes ▁dy ed ▁in ▁other ▁colors , ▁for ▁that ▁they ▁are ▁cut ▁when ▁they ▁are ▁young ▁and ▁d ried ▁ups ide ▁down . ▁It ▁pre fers ▁warm ▁areas ▁and ▁does ▁not ▁support ▁fro st ▁well . ▁Th riv es ▁in ▁full ▁sun , ▁but ▁can ▁grow ▁well ▁with ▁partial ▁sh ade . ▁The ▁fe ath ery ▁w ool ly ▁flower , ▁when ▁d ried , ▁is ▁widely ▁used ▁in ▁flor istry . ▁As ▁a ▁seed ling , ▁it ▁is ▁sensitive ▁to ▁dry ▁and ▁fro st , ▁but ▁becomes ▁increasing ly ▁toler ant ▁with ▁age . ▁ ▁Cult iv ars ▁Several ▁cultiv ars ▁are ▁available , ▁including : ▁' Al bol ine ata ' — a ▁small ▁cultiv ar ▁which ▁grows ▁to ▁only ▁ ▁in ▁height : ▁The ▁leaves ▁are ▁var ieg ated , ▁with ▁yellow ▁edges . ▁' A ure oline ata ' ▁AG M ▁' P um ila ' ▁AG M ▁' S unning dale ▁Silver ' ▁AG M — g rows ▁to ▁a ▁height ▁of ▁ ▁and ▁has ▁particularly ▁dense ▁flow ering ▁pl umes ▁ ▁Those ▁marked ▁AG M ▁have ▁gained ▁the ▁Royal ▁H ort icult ural ▁Society ' s ▁Award ▁of ▁Garden ▁Mer it . ▁ ▁Distribution ▁ ▁The ▁plant ▁occurs ▁in ▁South ▁America ▁in ▁southern ▁Brazil , ▁Uruguay , ▁Par agu ay , ▁Chile ▁and ▁Argentina ▁in ▁the ▁p amp as ▁on ▁sand y ▁and ▁all uv ial ▁so ils . ▁It ▁has ▁become ▁natural ized ▁in ▁many ▁regions ▁of ▁the