Gardening with Indigenous Plants
Indigenous Plant Use
Identification & Control of Common Weeds
| Botanical Name: | Cassinia longifolia |
| Common Name: | cauliflower bush, long-leaf cassinia, shiny cassinia |
| Sold As: | Tube ($2.00) |
| Plant Type(s): | Medium Shrub (1 to 2 m), Tall Shrub (2 to 6 m) |
| Growing Conditions: | Partial Shade, Shade
Moist, Well Drained |
| Size (HxW): | 2-4 m x 3 m |
| Foliage: | Long, narrow, aromatic shiny green leaves, white hairy below, sticky, especially when young, 15-95 mm x 2-5 mm. Leaves have prominent midrib. |
| Flowers: | Dense terminal umbrella-like clusters to 20 cm across of small white daisy flowerheads, November-March |
| General Comments: | Erect open shrub with sticky, hairy branchlets. Pruning essential to maintain bushiness. Quick growing plant for disturbed areas. Will adapt to most conditions. |
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| Similar Plant(s): | Ozothamnus ferrugineus Cassinia aculeata |
