Brachyglottis Sunshine (Brachyglottis greyi)
Kingdom: Plantae
(Unranked): Angiosperms
(Unranked): Eudicots
(Unranked): Asterids
Order: Asterales
Family: Asteraceae
Tribe: Senecioneae
Genus: Brachyglottis (with about 30 species in NZ)
Species: B. greyi
Scientific Name: Brachyglottis greyi
Synonym Name: Senecio greyi
Common name: Brachyglottis Sunshine
Brachyglottis greyi is a native open, mound-forming shrub which grows up 1.2 high. It has ovate-oblong greyish green scalloped leaves (8cm long). They are white and hairy at first and dark green above when mature. The leaves are felted white underneath and it is this hair which protects the plant from the desiccating in hot growing conditions. In January it develops bunches of lemon yellow daisy like flowers (3cm) across, with conspicuous ray-florets, and are produced in large terminal corymbs which cover the shrub as seen in photo below.
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