Helichrysum scorpioides|Button Everlasting
Cardinia indigenous plant guide
- Description
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Erect unbranched woolly-hairy perennial herb spreading from underground stems.
- Size (W x H)
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30cm x 20-30cm
- Leaves
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Basal rosette of broad leaves becoming narrower up the stem, 3-9cm x 3-8mm, sometimes nearly hairless above.
- Flowers
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Single button-like daisy flowerheads to 30mm across, held on long stalks, outer bracts below flowerhead papery, dark brown, inner bracts yellow.
- Flower colour
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Yellow
- Flower time
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September to December
- Growing conditions
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Moist well drained soil in open forests and woodlands. Frost tolerant.
- Commonly used for
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Matting plant for cottage gardens, borders, rockeries. Drift under established trees. Plants die back each year after flowering.
- Available at indigenous nursery
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- Attracts butterflies
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- Photo gallery
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- Acknowledgement
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Thank you to Shire of Yarra Ranges for assistance in compiling this directory
