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Flowery Sunray

Rhodanthe floribunda

Also called Common White Sunray

Flowery Sunray
Photo: Poyt448, Peter Woodard, CC BY-SA 4.0

Flowery Sunray (Rhodanthe floribunda) is a small, bushy annual daisy from semi-arid Australia, with white papery bracts and yellow florets. It grows best in full sun and well-drained soil, and is grown mainly for its dry-flower and wildflower appeal.

Family
Asteraceae (Daisy family)
Light
Full sun
Water
Water sparingly and let the soil dry between waterings; it tolerates dry conditions well.
Soil
Well-drained sandy or loamy soil; tolerates a variety of types including sand and clay.
Temperature
Tolerates warm, dry conditions typical of semi-arid Australia; protect from frost.
How easy
Easy
Native range
Australia

About

Rhodanthe floribunda, commonly known as common white sunray, is a flowering, herbaceous plant in the family Asteraceae. It is a small, upright or decumbent plant with white flowers, yellow florets and is endemic to Australia.

Where it grows

Common white sunray grows in semi-arid locations on a variety of soil types including sand and clay in New South Wales, Victoria, Queensland, Western Australia, South Australia and the Northern Territory.

Other Rhodanthe plants

Chamomile Sunray · Rhodanthe battii · Rosy sunray · Rhodanthe humboldtiana · Mangle's Sunray · Sunrays

Text excerpted from the Wikipedia article Rhodanthe floribunda 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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