Family: Asteraceae: Aster or Daisy.
Genus: Brachycome
Very large family of flowering plants.
Name: Ancient Greek: brachys means short. kome means hair.
Brachycome refers to the short bristles on the stem.
Species: Brachycome aculeata: Hill Daisy
Distribution: Tasmania, Victoria and NSW.
Location: A wide variety of conditions. Wet sclerophyll forests to open dry country.
Suckering plant. Low covers the ground.
Flowers are white. Can be pale mauve, purple or blue. Flower heads are solitary.
Ideal for a rockery. Easy to grow and divide to get more plants.
Leaves: ring of leaves around base of stem.
Genus: Brachycome
Very large family of flowering plants.
Name: Ancient Greek: brachys means short. kome means hair.
Brachycome refers to the short bristles on the stem.
Species: Brachycome aculeata: Hill Daisy
Distribution: Tasmania, Victoria and NSW.
Location: A wide variety of conditions. Wet sclerophyll forests to open dry country.
Suckering plant. Low covers the ground.
Flowers are white. Can be pale mauve, purple or blue. Flower heads are solitary.
Ideal for a rockery. Easy to grow and divide to get more plants.
Leaves: ring of leaves around base of stem.
Family: Asteraceae
Genus: Chrysocephalum
Name: Ancient Greek: chryso means golden. cephalus means head
Chrysocephalum means golden head.
Species: Chrysocephalum apiculatum: yellow buttons
Name: Ancient Greek apiculatum means abrupt end. Refers to leaves.
Distribution: all areas of Australia.
Prefers sunny, well drained grassy areas. Very common.
Spreading herb. Spread via suckers. Silver grey leaves. Hairy stalks appear in spring to summer. Up to 50cm.
Flower heads are round, 1cm diameter and in clusters. Golden balls of flowers. Spring summer.
Height: 40/50 cm.
Width: 1m
Stalks: hairy straight grey/green
Leaves: hairy soft grey. Look out for butterflies. They love this plant.
Genus: Chrysocephalum
Name: Ancient Greek: chryso means golden. cephalus means head
Chrysocephalum means golden head.
Species: Chrysocephalum apiculatum: yellow buttons
Name: Ancient Greek apiculatum means abrupt end. Refers to leaves.
Distribution: all areas of Australia.
Prefers sunny, well drained grassy areas. Very common.
Spreading herb. Spread via suckers. Silver grey leaves. Hairy stalks appear in spring to summer. Up to 50cm.
Flower heads are round, 1cm diameter and in clusters. Golden balls of flowers. Spring summer.
Height: 40/50 cm.
Width: 1m
Stalks: hairy straight grey/green
Leaves: hairy soft grey. Look out for butterflies. They love this plant.
Family: Asteraceae: aster or daisy.
Genus: Coronidium.
17 species of flowering plants endemic to Australia.
Species: Coronidium Scorpioides: creeping everlasting
Spreading herb.
Location: woodlands
Flowers: golden yellow round
Stems: white hairy
Distribution: NSW, Victoria, SA and Tasmania.
Genus: Coronidium.
17 species of flowering plants endemic to Australia.
Species: Coronidium Scorpioides: creeping everlasting
Spreading herb.
Location: woodlands
Flowers: golden yellow round
Stems: white hairy
Distribution: NSW, Victoria, SA and Tasmania.
Family: Asteraceae: Aster or Daisy
Genus: Olearia: Daisy bush
Very large family of flowering plants.
All flowers are dense clusters of small flowers surrounded by bracts appearing as a single flower.
Name: ancient Greek aster means star.
Name: ancient Greek daisy means day’s eye. The petals open at dawn and close at dusk.
Asteraceae found everywhere except Antarctica.
Location: Australia, New Zealand, PNG.
All have heads of flower clusters. White, pink, purple.
180 species. 112 are endemic to Australia.
Species: Oleria ramulosa: Twiggy Daisy Bush
Height 2m
Width 1m
Tiny narrow leaves.
White, pink, mauve flowers in Spring to summer.
Well drained soil with full sun.
Distribution: NSW, Victoria, SA and Tasmania
Genus: Olearia: Daisy bush
Very large family of flowering plants.
All flowers are dense clusters of small flowers surrounded by bracts appearing as a single flower.
Name: ancient Greek aster means star.
Name: ancient Greek daisy means day’s eye. The petals open at dawn and close at dusk.
Asteraceae found everywhere except Antarctica.
Location: Australia, New Zealand, PNG.
All have heads of flower clusters. White, pink, purple.
180 species. 112 are endemic to Australia.
Species: Oleria ramulosa: Twiggy Daisy Bush
Height 2m
Width 1m
Tiny narrow leaves.
White, pink, mauve flowers in Spring to summer.
Well drained soil with full sun.
Distribution: NSW, Victoria, SA and Tasmania
Family: Asteraceae: Aster or Daisy.
Genus: Cassinia
Very large family of flowering plants.
All flowers are dense clusters of small flowers surrounded by bracts appearing as a single flower.
Name: ancient Greek aster means star.
Daisy means day’s eye. The petals open at dawn and close at dusk.
Asteraceae found everywhere except Antarctica.
40 members of genus.
Species: Cassinia Aculeata: Dolly Bush
Height 2/3 m
Width 1 to 2m.
Grows most locations.
Leaves: 3 cm long. 2 mm wide.
White daisy flowers in summer autumn.
Distribution: NSW, Victoria and Tasmania.
Family: Asteraceae: Aster or Daisy
Genus: Ozothamnus
Very large family of flowering plants.
All flowers are dense clusters of small flowers surrounded by bracts appearing as a single flower.
Name: ancient Greek aster means star.
Name: Daisy means day’s eye. The petals open at dawn and close at dusk.
Asteraceae found everywhere except Antarctica.
About 50 members of genus.
Location: Australia New Zealand, New Caledonia.
Species: Ozothamnus Obcordatus: Grey Everlasting
Location: Queensland, NSW, Victoria and Tasmania.
Height 1.5m. Width 1m.
Leaves are broad, elliptical. 1cm long. 5 mm wide. Green on top with grey hairs underneath.
Genus: Ozothamnus
Very large family of flowering plants.
All flowers are dense clusters of small flowers surrounded by bracts appearing as a single flower.
Name: ancient Greek aster means star.
Name: Daisy means day’s eye. The petals open at dawn and close at dusk.
Asteraceae found everywhere except Antarctica.
About 50 members of genus.
Location: Australia New Zealand, New Caledonia.
Species: Ozothamnus Obcordatus: Grey Everlasting
Location: Queensland, NSW, Victoria and Tasmania.
Height 1.5m. Width 1m.
Leaves are broad, elliptical. 1cm long. 5 mm wide. Green on top with grey hairs underneath.