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Daisy bush

Olearia allomii

Also called Great Barrier tree daisy

Daisy bush
Photo: Peter de Lange, CC0

Olearia allomii, the Great Barrier tree daisy, is a low New Zealand shrub in the daisy family, native only to Great Barrier Island and nearby Hauraki Gulf islands. It is grown as a garden plant in New Zealand and needs sun, good drainage and mild conditions.

Family
Asteraceae (Daisy family)
Grows as
Tree
Light
Full sun
Water
Water young plants until established, then water only during long dry spells; let the soil dry between waterings.
Soil
Free-draining soil or gritty mix; tolerates poor, rocky ground.
Temperature
10–25 °C; tolerates mild coastal conditions but protect from hard frost.
How easy
Moderate

About

Olearia allomii, also known as the Great Barrier tree daisy, is a species of flowering plant in the family Asteraceae. The plant was first described by Thomas Kirk in 1871, and is endemic to Great Barrier Island and nearby Hauraki Gulf islands in the Auckland Region, New Zealand.

Where it grows

The species is endemic to Great Barrier Island and the surrounding islands of the Hauraki Gulf, New Zealand. In 2009, the species was confirmed to be present on Kaikōura Island. O. allomii is one of the few plants endemic to the Auckland Region.

Other Olearia plants

Olearia adenocarpa · Olearia adenolasia · Olearia aglossa · Alpine Daisy Bush · Olearia alpicola · Olearia angulata · Olearia archeri · Olearia arguta · Olearia arida · Rough Daisy Bush · Marble Daisy Bush · Coastal Daisy Bush

Text excerpted from the Wikipedia article Olearia allomii by its contributors, under CC BY-SA 4.0; the excerpts and the care summary drawn from them are shared under the same licence.

The care summary was written by AI (Claude, Anthropic) from the sources on this page, with general growing knowledge where they are silent. Check before relying on it.

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