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Common everlasting Chrysocephalum apiculatum

Also called Yellow buttons

Previously known as Helichrysum apiculatum

When it flowers

Chrysocephalum apiculatum, Royal Botanic Gardens, Melbourne, Australia
Chrysocephalum apiculatum, Royal Botanic Gardens, Melbourne, Australia. Photo: Melburnian, CC BY 2.5, via Wikimedia Commons
A closeup picture of the flower of the Chrysocephalum apiculatum en 'Flambe Orange'. Photo taken at the Chanticleer Garden where it was identified. Camera and Exposure Details:Camera: Nikon D50Lens: …
A closeup picture of the flower of the Chrysocephalum apiculatum en 'Flambe Orange'. Photo taken at the Chanticleer Garden where it was identified. Camera and Exposure Details:Camera: Nikon D50Lens: …. Photo: Photo by and (c)2006 Derek Ramsey (Ram-Man). Location credit to the Chanticleer Garden., CC BY-SA 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons
A picture of the flowers of the Chrysocephalum apiculatum en . Photo taken at the Chanticleer Garden where it was identified. Camera and Exposure Details:Camera: Nikon D50Lens: Nikon Nikkor ED AF-S D…
A picture of the flowers of the Chrysocephalum apiculatum en . Photo taken at the Chanticleer Garden where it was identified. Camera and Exposure Details:Camera: Nikon D50Lens: Nikon Nikkor ED AF-S D…. Photo: Photo by and (c)2006 Derek Ramsey (Ram-Man). Location credit to the Chanticleer Garden., CC BY-SA 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons

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Silvery groundcover with yellow button flowers from spring to autumn.

Found right across Australia. Spreads to form a low mat and attracts butterflies and native bees.

In the garden

  • Pots and containers
  • Rockery
  • Mass planting
  • Lawn alternative
Flowers
Clusters of small yellow button flowers.
Leaves
Soft, silvery grey leaves.
Attracts
Pollinating insects and butterflies

Growing conditions

Light
Full sun
Soil
Sandy, loam and clay
Drainage
Needs good drainage
Frost
Hard frost
Water
Very drought tolerant
Climate
Subtropical, arid and semi-arid, dry summers (Mediterranean), temperate and cool and alpine

Planting and care

Grown from
Cuttings and division

Pruning

Cut back by a third after flowering to keep it compact.

Care

Trim after flowering to keep it compact.

Where it comes from

Native to
ACT, New South Wales, Northern Territory, Queensland, South Australia, Tasmania, Victoria and Western Australia
Natural range
Throughout much of mainland Australia and Tasmania.

Where to buy

Widely available.

We don't have stockists listed for this plant yet. Local native nurseries are often the best place to ask.

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