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Coastal Daisy Bush

Family: ASTERACEAE
Genus: Olearia
Species: axillaris
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Ornamental, erect, branching shrub to 3 metres high and 2 metres wide. Usually kept smaller in cultivation by regular pruning. Small, soft, silvery grey leaves and stems with tiny yellow flowers towards the tips in late spring to early summer. Can be planted right on the beach. Flowers often go unnoticed.

Cultivars include 'Compact Form' (I m high and wide, silver grey foliage), 'Little Smokie' (to 1 m high and wide with dark green foliage), 'Beach Ball' (to 1m high with silver foliage) and 'Ghost Town' (1m high and wide with silver foliage).

Pronunciation: O-leer-ee-ah

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