Botanical Name: Common Names:
Olearia tomentosa Toothed Daisy Bush,
Native: Foliage Type:
Yes Evergreen
Plant Type: Plant Habit:
Hedging / Screening, Shrubs Dense, Shrub Like
Description:
Small hardy native shrub with dense greyish green foliage and small white flowers from Spring through to early Summer. Great for cottage themed gardens.
Mature Height: Mature Width:
1-2m 1-2m
Position: Soil Type:
Full Sun Loam, Sandy, Well Drained
Landscape Use(s)
Borders / Shrubbery, Courtyard, Cut Flower, Foliage Feature / Colour, Fragrant Garden, Hedging / Screening, Low Water Garden, Mass Planting, Playgrounds, Rockery, Topiary / Espalier, Wind Break, Container / Pot, Native Garden
Pests & Diseases: Generally trouble free
Cultural Notes:
Plant Care
Annual slow release fertiliser, Mulch well
Family Name: Origin:
Asteraceae Australia
Characteristics
Foliage Colour: Green, Grey
Flower Colour: White
Flower Fragrant: No
Flowering Season: Spring, Summer
Fruit: No
Requirements Tolerances
Growth Rate: Moderate
Maintenance Level: Low
Water Usage: Low, Medium / Moderate
Drought: Medium / Moderate
Frost: Moderate
Wind: High