Olearia pimelioides (Showy Daisy Bush)

No Comments »12th September, 2007; Category: Daisies, Drought Tolerant Plants

Olearia pimelioides

We 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 trees.

This daisy grows to about 1 metre high and wide. It begins flowering at the end of winter into spring and makes a wonderful show. It grows in most soils particularly limey soils which occur around our place. Although the books say it is used commonly as a garden plant I have not found this to be so. To have 2 or 3 of them in a group would make the most wonderful spring display in a garden.

Olearia pimelioides

Olearia pimelioides (Showy Daisy Bush)

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