Botanical Name: Common Names:
Rhodanthe anthemoides Mallee Starshower Paper Daisy, Chamomile Sunray,
Native: Foliage Type:
Yes Evergreen
Plant Type: Plant Habit:
Groundcovers Dense, Pendulous, Rounded, Spreading
Description:
Attractive and dainty native Australian daisy that puts on a stunning floral display. With abundant paper-like white flowers in winter and autumn. Flowers almost completely cover the plant's small, narrow, blue-green aromatic foliage. Has a cascading habit making it ideal for retaining walls, garden edges and rockeries.
Mature Height: Mature Width:
15-30cm 60cm-1m
Position: Soil Type:
Full Sun, Semi Shade Well Drained
Landscape Use(s)
Balcony / Roof, Borders / Shrubbery, Cut Flower, Embankment, Erosion Control, Fragrant Garden, Groundcover, Habitat, Low Water Garden, Mass Planting, Park And Gardens, Playgrounds, Rockery, Roundabouts / Splitters, Shady Garden, Container / Pot, Native Garden
Pests & Diseases: Generally trouble free
Cultural Notes:
Plant Care
Keep moist during dry periods, Low phosphorus slow release fertiliser, Mulch well
Family Name: Origin:
Asteraceae Australia
Characteristics
Foliage Colour: Blue, Green
Flower Colour: White, Yellow
Flower Fragrant: Yes
Flowering Season: Autumn, Spring
Fruit: Insignificant
Requirements Tolerances
Growth Rate: Fast
Maintenance Level: Low
Water Usage: Low
Drought: High
Frost: Tender
Wind: Medium / Moderate