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Olearia tomentosa Mauve Magic

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Botanical Name: Common Names:

Olearia tomentosa Mauve Magic 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 mauve daisy flowers that ,mature to white from Spring through to early Summer. Great for cottage themed gardens. Grows approx. 70-100cm tall x 70-100cm wide.

Mature Height: Mature Width:

60cm-1m 60cm-1m

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: Purple, 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

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