Gardening with Indigenous Plants
Indigenous Plant Use
Identification & Control of Common Weeds
| Botanical Name: | Olearia ramulosa 5 synonyms: Aster ramulosus, Diplostephium ramulosum, Eurybia ramulosa, Olearia ramulosa var. communis, Shawia ramulosa |
| Common Name: | twiggy daisy-bush |
| Sold As: | Tube ($2.00) |
| Plant Type(s): | Tall Shrub (2 to 6 m), Bird Attracting, Butterfly Attracting, Insect Attracting, Popular (home), Popular (bulk) |
| Growing Conditions: | Full Sun, Partial Shade
Moist, Well Drained |
| Size (HxW): | 0.5-2 m x 1 m |
| Foliage: | Dark green, tiny, crowded oblong leaves to 8mm long. |
| Flowers: | Masses of small, white or mauve daisy flowerheads along branches from September to May. |
| General Comments: | Open spindly, often sprawling, shrub. An attractive plant growing well as an understorey beneath existing trees. Pruning encourages a less spindly habit. |
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