Family | ASTERACEAE |
Genus species | Olearia moschata Hook.f. trib. Astereae |
Bibliography | Handb. N. Zeal. Fl.: 127 (1864) |
Native Range | New Zealand |
Primary Biome | Temperate |
Habitat | thickets |
Description | leaves crowded, obovate to oblong, 8-15mm, grey-green adaxially, abaxially silvery hirsute, coriaceous, capitula 20-30 in corymb, 5mm across, ligules 5-7 |
Size | 50-300cm |
Color | white |
Bloom | late summer |
Ca | |
Type | shrub |
Cultivation | mesic, slightly humous, semi-shady site alpine house, moist, rich, drained soil, semi-shade |
Propagation | seed in spring, barely covered, germ. 1 month, 16-21°C cuttings in spring |
Synonyms | Aster moschatus (Hook.f.) Kuntze |
Territory | 5 Australasia 51 New Zealand (NZS New Zealand South) |