Gardening with Indigenous Plants
Indigenous Plant Use
Identification & Control of Common Weeds
| Botanical Name: | Ozothamnus ferrugineus 7 synonyms: Chrysocoma ferruginea, Eupatorium ferrugineum, Helichrysum dendroideum, Helichrysum ferrugineum, Ozothamnus dendroideus, Petalolepis ferruginea, Podolepis ferruginea |
| Common Name: | tree everlasting |
| Sold As: | Tube ($2.00) |
| Plant Type(s): | Tall Shrub (2 to 6 m), Bird Attracting, Hedging |
| 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. |
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| Similar Plant(s): | Cassinia aculeata Cassinia longifolia Cassinia sifton |
