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

Botanical Name:Ozothamnus ferrugineus 
Common Name:Tree Everlasting 
Sold As:Tube ($2.00)
Plant
Type(s):
Tall Shrub (2 to 6 m), Bird Attracting
Growing
Conditions:
Full Sun, Partial Shade
Moist, Wet, Well Drained
Size
(HxW):
2-6 m x 2-4 m
Foliage:Narrow lance-shaped to oblong dark green leaves 15-65 mm x 1-5 mm, grey hairy below, tip pointed, margins slightly wavy.
Flowers:Broad flat terminal clusters of 80-300 small white daisy flowerheads. Bracts at base of flowerhead yellow-green., November-February.
General
Comments:
An open rounded aromatic shrub with densely cottony branchlets.  Long flowering plant for background planting. Prune to maintain a bushy habit. Frost tolerant.  Drought sensitive.
Further
Information:
  1. Whitehorse Council 
  2. Yarra Ranges Council 
  3. iNaturalist 
  4. Wikipedia (free online encyclopedia) 
  5. Royal Botanic Gardens Victoria (VICFLORA) 
Similar
Plant(s):
Cassinia aculeata Cassinia longifolia Cassinia sifton


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