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Olearia brevipedunculata
Dusty daisy-bush is a small upright shrub to about 1 m with grey-white felted foliage and white daisy-like flowers in summer, native to alpine and heath areas of Victoria and New South Wales. It is a hardy native grown mainly for its silvery foliage, with well-drained soil and full sun the key to success.
Olearia brevipedunculata, commonly known as the dusty daisy-bush (although this name may also refer to O. phlogopappa), is a small shrub with whitish-grey foliage and white daisy-like flowers in summer. Mostly found in Victoria and scattered locations in New South Wales, Australia.
The dusty daisy-bush is found in alpine, heath and shrubland areas of the Bogong High Plains and higher locations from Mount Buffalo and near Mount Kent in Victoria. It is also found in scattered locations in New South Wales.
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Text excerpted from the Wikipedia article Olearia brevipedunculata 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.
Life form, climate and native range: World Checklist of Vascular Plants, Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew (CC BY 3.0), reformatted; see Plants of the World Online.
