Olearia macrodonta
New Zealand Holly
Olearia are evergreen shrubs, small trees or herbaceous perennials. They have simple, leathery, toothed or entire leaves, and in Summer and flattened clusters of daisy-like flowers. Olearia macrodonta is a medium-sized evergreen shrub with grey-green leaves that are white-felted on the underside, and large clusters of small, white, fragrant white flowers. Frost hardy to -10 deg.C
Contributed by @pooltailcottage
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Full sun
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Occasional watering
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Frost Hardy: 23F (-5°C)
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Free draining and fertile
Common name
New Zealand Holly
Latin name
Olearia macrodonta
type
Shrub
family
Asteraceae
ph
5.5 - 8.0 Acid - Neutral
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Light
Full sun
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Frost
Frost Hardy: 23F (-5°C)
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Soil
Free draining and fertile
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Water
Occasional watering
Plant & bloom calendar
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Best time to plant
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When the plant will bloom
full grown dimensions
1.50 M
1.50 M
Olearia macrodonta
Olearia are evergreen shrubs, small trees or herbaceous perennials. They have simple, leathery, toothed or entire leaves, and in Summer and flattened clusters of daisy-like flowers. Olearia macrodonta is a medium-sized evergreen shrub with grey-green leaves that are white-felted on the underside, and large clusters of small, white, fragrant white flowers. Frost hardy to -10 deg.C
Flowering
From Early Summer TO Mid Summer
Clusters of white flowers appear in Summer
Planting
From Early Spring TO Mid Spring
Plant in fertile, free-draining soil in sunny, sheltered site.
Propagating by cuttings
From Early Autumn TO Mid Autumn
Take semi- ripe cuttings from this season's growth in Autumn. Cut neatly, just below a leaf node, a 5" approx. piece of a healthy shoot that has soft growth at the tip. pinch out the growing tip, and cut off the bottom leaves. Dip the bottom of the cutting in hormone rooting powder, and carefully place in a pot of cutting compost with the leaves just above the level of the compost. Water, label, cover with a polythene bag, and place in a warm, bright place, out of direct sunlight. Take the polythene bag off periodically for a while for ventilation (at least twice a week)
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