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Olearia polita

Olearia polita
Photo: Krzysztof Golik, CC BY-SA 4.0

Olearia polita is a small New Zealand shrub in the daisy family, found only in New Zealand. Like most Olearia it is a hardy, sun-loving shrub suited to free-draining soil.

Family
Asteraceae (Daisy family)
Light
Full sun, Part shade
Water
Water regularly until established, then allow the soil to dry between waterings.
Soil
Free-draining soil, tolerant of poor or sandy ground.
Temperature
Hardy to mild frost; protect from severe cold below about -5 °C.
How easy
Easy

About

Olearia polita is a species of flowering plant in the family Asteraceae. It is found only in New Zealand.

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 polita 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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