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Olearia homolepis

Olearia homolepis
Photo: Allthingsnative, CC BY-SA 4.0

Olearia homolepis is a small, wand-branched shrub from south-west Western Australia, growing to about 0.2 to 1 m with daisy-like flowers from July to November. It is best grown in full sun in well-drained, sandy soil, as it naturally occurs on sandplains.

Family
Asteraceae (Daisy family)
Grows as
Shrub
Light
Full sun
Water
Water sparingly once established; let the soil dry out between waterings.
Soil
Free-draining sandy or gritty mix; sensitive to waterlogging.
Temperature
Tolerates mild to warm conditions; frost tolerance varies, so protect from hard frost.
How easy
Moderate
Native range
Western Australia

About

Olearia homolepis is a species of flowering plant in the family Asteraceae and is endemic to Western Australia. It is a shrub with linear leaves and white or blue and yellow, daisy-like inflorescences.

Where it grows

Olearia homolepis is widespread in the south-west of Western Australia, growing in sandy soil in the Avon Wheatbelt, Coolgardie, Geraldton Sandplains, Jarrah Forest and Mallee biogeographic regions.

Other Olearia plants

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

Text excerpted from the Wikipedia article Olearia homolepis 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.

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