Additional information

• SynonymHelichrysum scorpioides
• FamilyAsteraceae
• StoreyLower storey
• Size30 cm x 20-30 cm
• Plant groupingHerbs & Groundcovers <1m
• LeavesBasal rosette of broad leaves becoming narrower up the stem, 3-9 cm x 3-8 mm, rough, sometimes nearly hairless above.
• Flower colourYellow
• Flowering timeSeptember to December
• FlowersSingle button-like daisy flowerheads to 30 mm across, held on long stalks, outer bracts below flowerhead papery, dark brown, inner bracts yellow.
• Bird attractingNo
• Butterfly attractingBoth food for caterpillars and nectar for butterflies.
• Frog habitatNo
• Growing conditionsMoist well drained soil in open forests and woodlands. Frost tolerant.
• Garden useMatting plant for cottage gardens, borders, rockeries. Drift under established trees. Plants die back each year after flowering.
• Commercially availableAustralian plant & indigenous nurseries
• Conservation statusWidespread within the Shire
• Related speciesSimilar to Coronidium gunnianum which is many branched and has narrower leaves and smaller flowers.

Photo Gallery

Photographer/s: 1 Neville Walsh, Royal Botanic Gardens Board ©; 2 Yarra Ranges Council photo library; 3 Marilyn Bull ©

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