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Chamomile sunray Rhodanthe anthemoides

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Native, cool season to yearlong green perennial, bushy, many-stemmed herb. Stems are slender, hairless to sparsely and finely pubescent and to 30 cm tall. Leaves are often crowded, thick, linear to n…
Native, cool season to yearlong green perennial, bushy, many-stemmed herb. Stems are slender, hairless to sparsely and finely pubescent and to 30 cm tall. Leaves are often crowded, thick, linear to n…. Photo: Harry Rose from Dungog, Australia, CC BY 2.0, via Wikimedia Commons
Native, cool season to yearlong green perennial, bushy, many-stemmed herb. Stems are slender, hairless to sparsely and finely pubescent and to 30 cm tall. Leaves are often crowded, thick, linear to n…
Native, cool season to yearlong green perennial, bushy, many-stemmed herb. Stems are slender, hairless to sparsely and finely pubescent and to 30 cm tall. Leaves are often crowded, thick, linear to n…. Photo: Harry Rose from Dungog, Australia, CC BY 2.0, via Wikimedia Commons
Native, cool season to yearlong green perennial, bushy, many-stemmed herb. Stems are slender, hairless to sparsely and finely pubescent and to 30 cm tall. Leaves are often crowded, thick, linear to n…
Native, cool season to yearlong green perennial, bushy, many-stemmed herb. Stems are slender, hairless to sparsely and finely pubescent and to 30 cm tall. Leaves are often crowded, thick, linear to n…. Photo: Harry Rose from Dungog, Australia, CC BY 2.0, via Wikimedia Commons

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Low, mounding paper daisy covered in white flowers in spring.

A small, cushion-forming perennial with fine, feathery leaves. Pink-red buds open into white paper daisies in spring. Good in rockeries, borders and pots.

In the garden

  • Pots and containers
  • Rockery
  • Mass planting
Leaves
Fine, feathery, grey-green leaves.
Attracts
Pollinating insects and butterflies
Flowers
White papery daisies with yellow centres, from pink-red buds.

Growing conditions

Light
Full sun
Soil
Sandy and loam
Drainage
Needs good drainage
Frost
Moderate frost
Water
Some dry spells
Climate
Subtropical, temperate and cool and alpine

Planting and care

Grown from
Seed and cuttings

Planting

Full sun in well-drained soil. Space 30 cm apart.

Pruning

Trim by a third after flowering to keep it compact and bring on more flowers.

Care

Water in long dry spells. No heavy feeding needed.

Where it comes from

Family
Asteraceae
Order
Asterales
Native to
New South Wales, Queensland, South Australia, Tasmania and Victoria
Natural range
Grassland and rocky slopes of south-eastern Australia.

Where to buy

Widely available.

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