Olearia lineata
(Small-leaved Tree Daisy)
Olearia lineata
(Small-leaved Tree Daisy)
Details:
| Foliage Colour: | Green |
| Growth Rate: | Fast |
| Mature Height: | 5 m |
| Mature Width: | 2 m |
| Site Condition: | Exposed, Frost Tolerant, Heavy Soil, Loamy Soil, Windy |
| Sun: | Full Sun |
| Drainage: | Dry, Moist |
| Category: | Tree |
| Features: | Native. Suitable for hedging or shelter. Attractive to birds, insects and bees. Flower colour: White, Yellow. Fruit colour: Tawny. Suitable restoration species. |
Olearia lineata is one of the best native plants for hedging with fine grey, willowy foliage. Fast growing and hardy, forming a graceful tree, bearing masses of erect twigs with clusters of small very thin leaves that are white underneath, on the margins of steep river gorges and amongst rocky outcrops. Bushy tree up to 6m tall with a fragrant white flower. Evergreen. Hardy.
Habitat: A rare, at-risk and in decline tree endemic to the South Island of New Zealand. Found mostly in the east in damper sites from lowland to 300m above sea level. Found on tussock grassland and forest margins, river terraces. Also found on the margins of steep river gorges, and amongst rock outcrops, boulder field and at the toe of alluvial fans.
Flowering: Summer [November - January]
Fruiting: Autumn [January - April]
Tags: RarePlant
Prices
| Each | 20 or more | |
|---|---|---|
| 2l Pot | $8.50 | $8.00 |
