Chiba University Matsudo/Kashiwa Campus Plant Database

Details of genus: Ozothamnus [1949]

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Family: Asteraceae

family_ja: キク

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description_en: Genus of about 50 species of evergreen shrubs and woody-based perennials, closely related to Helichrysum, from Australia and New Zealand, where they grow in rocky places and on heathland, from the coast to the mountains. They are cultivated for their often aromatic, usually small, heath-like, alternate leaves, and for their solitary or corymb-like flowerheads, displaying white disc-florets. Grow larger species in a shrub border; smaller species are good in a trough, rock garden, or alpine house.

hardiness_en: Fully hardy to half hardy.

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propagation_en: Sow seed in containers in an open frame as soon as ripe. Take semi-ripe cuttings in summer.

pests_en: Trouble free.

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comment_ja: ライスフラワー(rice flower)

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Update Information: Created: 2007-12-06 12:51; Updated: 2020-09-04 03:56

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