Gardening with Indigenous Plants
Indigenous Plant Use
Identification & Control of Common Weeds
| Botanical Name: | Cassinia aculeata 2 synonyms: Calea aculeata, Cassinia affinis |
| Common Name: | common cassinia, dogwood, dolly bush |
| Sold As: | Tube ($2.00) |
| Plant Type(s): | Low Growing Shrub (30 cm to 1 m), Medium Shrub (1 to 2 m) |
| Growing Conditions: | Shade
Clay, Moist, Wet, Well Drained |
| Size (HxW): | 4 m x 2 m |
| Foliage: | Narrow aromatic dull green leaves, hairy below, margins rolled under. Variable in size, from 10-50 mm x 1-2.5 mm. |
| Flowers: | Domed flowerheads to 12 cm across of whitish small daisy flowers, buds may be pink, November-March |
| General Comments: | Erect open shrub with hairy branchlets. Pruning essential to maintain a bushy shape. Easily established under eucalypts. Flowers for long periods. Flowers useful in dried arrangements. Fast growing, drought & coast tolerant. |
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| Similar Plant(s): | Ozothamnus ferrugineus Cassinia longifolia |
| Plant Propagation: | Propagate by semi-ripe cuttings in summer. |
