Additional information

• FamilyAsteraceae
• StoreyMiddle storey
• Size2-4 m x 1-2 m
• Plant groupingShrubs 1.5-10 m
• LeavesNarrow aromatic dull green leaves, hairy below, margins rolled under. Variable in size, from 10-50 mm x 1-2.5 mm.
• Flower colourWhite
• Flowering timeNovember to March
• FlowersDomed flowerheads to 12 cm across of small daisy flowers, buds may be pink.
• Bird attractingNo
• Butterfly attractingNo
• Frog habitatNo
• Growing conditionsHeavy to moist well drained soils. A pioneer species in disturbed areas, very common in forests. Partial to dappled shade.
• Garden usePruning essential to maintain a bushy shape. Easily established under eucalypts. Flowers for long periods. Flowers useful in dried arrangements.
• Commercially availableIndigenous nursery
• Conservation statusWidespread within the Shire
• Related speciesSee C. longifolia

Photo Gallery

Photographer/s: 1, 3 Marilyn Bull ©; 2 Yarra Ranges Council photo library; 4 Peter Kinchington ©

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Plant Communities

04 Alpine Ash Montane Wet Forest (EVC 39)	29 Green Scentbark Herb-rich Foothill Forest (EVC 23)
05 Mountain Ash Forest - Central Highlands (EVC 30)	38 Yellow Box Valley Grassy Forest – Middle Yarra (EVC 47)
30 Swamp Gum Swampy Riparian Woodland (EVC 83)	17 Messmate Herb-rich Foothill Forest (EVC 23)
12 Manna Gum Riparian Forest - Dandenongs (EVC 18)	08 Mountain Grey Gum Damp Forest – Dandenongs (EVC 29)
25 Long-leaf Box Grassy Dry Forest - Southern Dandenongs (EVC 22)	02 Shining Gum Montane Wet Forest (EVC 39)
26 Red Stringybark Grassy Dry Forest - Middle Yarra (EVC 22)	13 Manna Gum Riparian Forest - Upper Yarra (EVC 18)
27 Red Stringybark Grassy Dry Forest - Dandenongs (EVC 22)	22 Silver-leaf Stringybark Heathy Woodland (EVC 48)
11 Manna Gum Riparian Forest - Central Highlands (EVC 18)	19 Long-leaf Box Herb-rich Foothill Forest (EVC 23)
34 Manna Gum Floodplain Riparian Woodland (EVC 56)	18 Messmate Shrubby Foothill Forest - Dandenongs (EVC 45)
15 Scented Paperbark Riparian Thicket - Middle & Upper Yarra (EVC 59)	35 Floodplain Wetland Complex (EVC 172)
28 Red Box Grassy Dry Forest - Christmas Hills (EVC 22)	21 Broad-leaf Peppermint Heathy Dry Forest (EVC 20)
31 Candlebark Grassy Forest (EVC 128)	07 Mountain Grey Gum Damp Forest - Central Highlands (EVC 29)
01 Alpine Ash Montane Damp Forest (EVC 38)	41 Swamp Paperbark Riparian Thicket (EVC 59)
20 Messmate Lowland Forest (EVC 16)	33 Mountain Swamp Gum Swampy Riparian Woodland (EVC 83)
03 Narrow-leaf Peppermint Montane damp Forest (EVC 38)	32 Silvertop Ash Shrubby Foothill Forest (EVC 45)
06 Mountain Ash Wet Forest - Dandenongs (EVC 30)	36 Scented Paperbark Riparian Thicket – Central Highlands (EVC 59)
16 Messmate Shrubby Foothill Forest Central Highlands/UpperYarra (EVC 45)