Archive for the 'Daisies' Category

Helichrysm elatum (Tall White Everlasting)I found this plant growing in Kur-in-gai National Park and later in Canberra Botanic Gardens. Being a lover of daisies, I had to take some photos. It took a while to find the name as in neither place was the plant labelled. I find it exciting when I see a plant […]

Minuria leptophyllaWhen I took the photo of the Olearia pimelioides, Minuria leptophylla was growing nearby and I have seen masses of this plant also. This added weight to my demand to stop and see what they were. After that they seemed to be everywhere.
Minuria leptophylla is a perennial plant which dies back in the heat […]

Rhodanthe floribundaThis daisy is one of the everlasting daisies and was growing like a carpet along the roadside from Ouyen through to Manangatang. I know it has had a name change from Helipterum but I am not sure whether it is Rhodanthe or not. I did not bring the daisy books with me. It is […]

Olearia pimelioidesWe saw masses of this lovely daisy bush as we were driving through the area from Murrayville to Ouyen, on our way to Sydney. I demanded that we stop so that I could check what Olearia it was and get some photos. This is one of the dryland daisies, growing in amongst the mallee […]

Chrysocephalum apiculatum (grey leafed form)I have just been potting on some struck cuttings of three different versions of Chrysocephalum apiculatum. All have golden yellow ‘billy button’ flowers, are perennial, some are suckering, and there are a number of leaf forms.
These plants need tidying up when new growth begins at the base of the plants.
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