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Common Everlasting

A cheerful, low growing daisy with silvery leaves and bright button-like flowers. This low growing herb sprawls and grows around other plants to make a sweet ground cover for any border, herb or cottage garden.

 

Commonly seen flowering in undisturbed understory of Box Ironbark Forests and Grassy Woodlands in Spring. Leaves grow to ~20cm tall with stalked flowers reaching 40cm in height. Can be rejuvenated with a light prune of dead growth in autumn.

 

Scientific name
Chrysocephalum apiculatum
Family
Asteraceae

Characteristics


Lifeform
Herbs & Ground covers
Height
0.4
Width
0.8
Growth rate
Medium
Evergreen
Yes
Perennial
Yes

Growing Conditions


Full Sun
Yes
Semishade
Shade
Cold
-5
Drought tolerance
Waterlogging tolerance
Compaction
Moderately good
Wind
Good
pH
complete range

Uses


Ground cover
Yes
Screen
Shade
Container
Yes
Hedge
Windbreak
Grassy Woodland
Yes
Perennial border
Yes
Climber
Native lawn
Shrub Mass
Wetland

Biodiversity


Insect pollinator feeding
Yes
Caterpillar feeding
Yes
Bird feeding
Bird refuge
Lizard feeding
Lizard refuge
Frog refuge
Mammal feeding
Pollinators
Native Bee, Hoverfly, Wasp, Butterfly, Beetle
Larvae
Butterflies
Birds
Mammals

Flowering


Jan
Feb
Mar
Apr
May
Jun
Jul
Aug
Sep
Yes
Oct
Yes
Nov
Yes
Dec
Yes