Family | ASTERACEAE |
Genus species | Olearia hookeri (F.Muell. ex Sond.) Benth. trib. Astereae |
Bibliography | Fl. Austral. 3: 483 (1867) |
Native Range | Tasmania |
Primary Biome | Temperate |
Habitat | thickets |
Description | minutely viscid-glandular, leaves patent, curvate, 3-5mm long, narrowly linear, capitula terminal on short lateral branchlets, 1cm across, ligules 8-10 |
Size | 60-100cm |
Color | bluish purple |
Bloom | 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 and late summer |
Synonyms | Aster hookeri F.Muell. Eurybia ericoides Hook.f. Eurybia hookeri F.Muell. ex Sond. |
Territory | 5 Australasia 50 Australia (TAS Tasmania) |