Olearia avicenniifolia
(Mountain Akeake)

Olearia avicenniifolia
(Mountain Akeake)

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Details:

Type: Shrub
Growth Rate: Medium
Mature Height: 4 m
Mature Width: 2 m
Site Condition: Coastal, Exposed, Frost Tolerant, Loamy Soil, Sandy Soil
Sun: Full Sun
Drainage: Dry, Moist
Features: Drought tolerant. Suitable for hedging or shelter. Attractive to insects and bees. Flower colour: White, Yellow. Foliage colour: Silver Green. Fruit colour: Tawny. Native. Suitable restoration species.

Olearia avicenniifolia, or Mountain Akeake, is an autumn flowering shrub - sweet showy, daisy like flowers. Silver / green large leaf. Very hardy bushy shrub tolerates exposure and dry sites.

Habitat: Occurs in scrub from sea-level to 900m.

Flowering: Autumn [January - April]
Fruiting:    Autumn [February - May]

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