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Olearia lirata
Also called Snowy Daisybush, Snowy Daisy Bush
Olearia lirata, the snowy daisy-bush, is a native Australian shrub of the daisy family, growing up to about 4 m, with white to cream daisy-like flower heads from late winter to summer. It suits a sunny, well-drained spot and tolerates a range of conditions once established.
Olearia lirata, commonly known as snowy daisy-bush, is a species of flowering plant in the family Asteraceae and is endemic to south-eastern Australia. It is a shrub with lance-shaped leaves and white and cream-coloured to yellow, daisy-like inflorescences.
Olearia lirata grows in moist forest and scrub on the coast and tablelands of New South Wales and the Australian Capital Territory, in eastern Victoria to as far west as the Otway Range, and is widespread and common in Tasmania.
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Text excerpted from the Wikipedia article Olearia lirata 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.
