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Gardening with
Indigenous Plants
Indigenous Plant Use Identification & Control
of Common Weeds

Botanical Name:Chrysocephalum semipapposum 
Common Name:Clustered Everlasting 
Sold As:Tube ($2.00)
Plant
Type(s):
Ground Cover (up to 30 cm), Low Growing Shrub (30 cm to 1 m), Bee Attracting, Butterfly Attracting, Insect Attracting
Growing
Conditions:
Full Sun, Partial Shade
Dry, Moist
Size
(HxW):
50 cm x 1 m
Foliage:Sticky narrow to oblong leaves, grey-green, densely silky-hairy on both surfaces or below only, 2-50 mm x 1-4 mm. Very variable in size, shape & texture.
Flowers:Dense bright-yellow clusters of small daisy flowerheads at the ends of stems, October-May.
General
Comments:

Very hardy, drought tolerant.  Erect perennial aromatic herb, stems sticky, rising from underground stems (rhizomes), covered in silky white cobweb of hairs flattened to the stem.

Attractive garden plant creating swathes of golden flowers especially in summer. Suitable to underplant trees. Can be cut back to the base after flowering. Will spread in a garden setting.

Both food for caterpillars and nectar for butterflies.

Further
Information:
  1. Whitehorse Council 
  2. Yarra Ranges Council 
  3. Wikipedia (free online encyclopedia) 
  4. Royal Botanic Gardens Victoria (VICFLORA) 


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