Olearia myrsinoides
Silky Daisy-bush
Spreading shrub with branchlets covered in whitish hairs.
Additional information
- FamilyAsteraceae
- StoreyLower storey
- Size0.3-1.5 m x 1-1.5 m
- Plant groupingShrubs to 2m
- LeavesShiny dark green broad elliptic leaves 4-30 mm x 3-22 mm, silvery-white below. Blunt tips and finely toothed margins.
- Flower colourWhite
- Flowering timeNovember to March
- FlowersTight terminal bunches of daisy flowerheads to 20 mm across on short stalks <10 mm long. 2-4 ray florets per flowerhead.
- Bird attractingNo
- Butterfly attractingNo
- Frog habitatNo
- Growing conditionsWell drained moist to dry soils of foothill forests. Full sun to semi shade.
- Garden useAdapts to many garden situations. Flowers well displayed, useful for small gardens. Pruning beneficial after flowering.
- Commercially availableAustralian plant & indigenous nurseries
- Conservation statusLocally common within its preferred growing conditions
- Related speciesSimilar to Olearia erubescens which has reddish new growth, narrower, pointed leaves with stronger teethed margins and 4-8 rays on longer-stalked flowers. Often grow in similar places.
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