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Olearia avicenniifolia is a spreading, bushy, evergreen shrub, or small tree, 8–20 ft
(2.4–6 m) high in the wild. The leathery, green, broad lance-shaped
leaves are 2–4 in (5–10 cm) long, buff to white beneath.
The sweetly scented flowers are white, carried in wide, much branched flower
heads; late summer. In New Zealand it is hardy and dry tolerant in cultivation. |
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Olearia capillaris is a very branched, compact, evergreen shrub, which can reach 7 ft
(2 m) high, and more across. The leaves are round, 0.25–0.75 in
(0.6–2 cm) long. The white flowers are carried in clusters, June.
Fairly hardy in the UK. |
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Olearia cheesemanii is an erect, bushy, evergreen shrub, growing up to 12 ft (3.5 m)
tall. The spear-shaped, dark green leaves are 2–3.3 in (5–8.5 cm)
long. The daisy flowers are carried in dense heads, spring. |
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Olearia coriacea is an erect or spreading, evergreen, sparing to much-branched shrub growing
to 6.5–10 ft (2–3 m) high. The leathery, saddle-shaped
oval leaves are 0.5–0.8 in (1.2–2 cm) long, with wavy
edges. The daisy flowers are carried in somewhat open heads, summer. |
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Olearia cymbifolia (syn Olearia nummulariifolia var cymbifolia) is an erect,
bushy, evergreen shrub which grows to about 40–80 in (1–2 m).
The leathery leaves are parallel sided, with the edges rolled under, 0.3–0.6 in
(7–14 mm) long, sticky when young. Single daisy flowers, summer.
Hardy in the UK. |
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Olearia ‘Henry Travers’ is a dense, upright,
bushy, evergreen shrub, which grows to a height 10 ft (3 m)
and spread 16 ft (5 m). The green leaves are narrow and spear
shaped, 1.5–3 in (4–8 cm) long, white below. The
solitary flowers are lilac with a purple centre, about 2 in (5 cm)
across, summer. |
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Olearia ilicifolia is a much-branched, evergreen, large shrub or small tree, reaching 6–16 ft
(1.8–5 m) high. The grey-green leaves are narrow and spear-shaped,
2–4 in (5–10 cm) long, with undulating and toothed edges.
The flowers are white. Hardy in the UK. |
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Olearia ilicifolia × moschata, syn Olearia mollis (hort), is a smallish
evergreen shrub of compact habit. The grey, spear-shaped, slightly-toothed wavy-edged
leaves are up to 1.6 in (4 cm) long. Flowerheads of white daisies
in late spring. Hardy in the UK. |
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Olearia macrodonta is an evergreen medium shrub or small tree, growing up to 10 ft
(3 m) or more. The leaves are light green, oval, 2–4 in (5–10 cm)
long. The leaf edges are serrated giving them a holly-like appearance, hence
the appellation ‘New Zealand holly’. The white flowers occur in large panicles,
and have a musky odour. |
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Olearia nummulariifolia is a medium sized, much branched, evergreen shrub, reaching 10 ft
(3 m). Its stiff branches give the bushes an unusual appearance. The
leaves are small, thick, oval and yellow-green in colour. The flowers are
carried at the branch tips. |
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Olearia paniculata forms a much-branched, evergreen shrub or small tree 8–20 ft
(2.5–7.5 m) high. The leather, oval, yellow-green leaves are 1.6–3 in
(4–7.5 cm) long. The underside of leaf is white to buff, while
the leaf edges are markedly wavy. The tiny, highly scented, daisy flowers
are carried in branched flower heads; late autumn. |
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Olearia solandri is an erect, bushy, evergreen shrub or small tree 5–15 ft (1.5–4.6 m)
high. The spear shaped leaves on mature plants are dark green above, yellow
below, and are 0.2–0.3 in (5–8 mm) long. The small daisy
flowers are highly scented; summer. |
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Olearia traversii is a fast-growing, erect, evergreen shrub or small tree, which grows to
15–20 ft (4.6–6 m). The green, leathery oval leaves
are 1.6–2.4 in (4–6.2 cm) long, and are in opposite
pairs, white underneath. The tiny daisy flowers are carried in branched
flower heads; summer. |
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Olearia ‘Waikariensis’ (syn Olearia oleifolia ‘Waikariensis’) is an erect, spreading, evergreen shrub that grows to 4–6 ft (1.2–1.5 m) high. The leaves are spear shaped, green above, white beneath, 2.5 in (6.5 cm) long. Clusters of white daisy flowers in summer. |
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Ourisia macrophylla is an herbaceous perennial, which forms rosettes of leaves.
The green leaves are oval to circular, 1.6–4 in (4–10 cm)
in diameter. The white flowers have a yellow tube, spring to summer. |
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