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Rhodanthe anthemoides
Chamomile sunray is a small, bushy perennial shrub from eastern Australia, grown for its white daisy-like flowers with yellow centres. It thrives in well-drained soil and benefits from light shade and cutting back after flowering.
Rhodanthe anthemoides, commonly known as chamomile sunray, is a flowering plant in the family Asteraceae. It is a small, perennial shrub with greyish-green leaves, white papery flowers, yellow centre and is endemic to Australia.
The species is commonly cultivated, preferring a well drained, lightly shaded situation. Cutting back after flowering prevents plants from becoming straggly. Plants are well suited to being grown in containers.
Propagation is from seed or cuttings, named cultivars requiring the latter method to be true to type.
Chamomile sunray is a widespread species growing on sandy, rocky and alpine herb fields in Queensland, New South Wales, Victoria, and Tasmania. Although a widespread species on the mainland, in Tasmania it is listed as "rare" under the Threatened Species Protection Act.
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Text excerpted from the Wikipedia article Rhodanthe anthemoides 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.
