About
This evergreen shrub typically reaches a height of 1.5 meters and features dark green leaves with wavy margins, measuring up to 8 centimeters long and covered with white felt on their undersides. The plant produces loose clusters of bright yellow flowers, each about 2.5 centimeters wide, supported by white-felted stems.
About the genus
Brachyglottis includes evergreen shrubs, climbing plants, and herbaceous perennials. The leaves are typically simple and may have a white or buff felt-like texture on the underside. During the summer and autumn months, these plants produce clusters of flower heads resembling daisies.
Growing conditions
- Sunlight
- Full sun, Partial shade
- Soil type
- Chalk, Clay, Loam, Sand
- Soil pH
- Acid, Alkaline, Neutral
- Soil moisture
- Moist but well-drained, Well-drained
- Aspect
- South-facing, West-facing, East-facing
- Exposure
- Exposed, Sheltered
- UK hardiness
- H4
Plant details
- Plant type
- Shrubs
- Habit
- Bushy
- Foliage
- Evergreen
- Height
- 1-1.5 metres
- Spread
- 1-1.5 metres
- Time to full height
- 5-10 years
- Suggested uses
- Coastal, Cottage and informal garden, Gravel garden, City and courtyard gardens, Mediterranean climate plants, Wildlife gardens
Care notes
- Cultivation
- Grow in a sheltered position in well-drained soil with full sun
- Pruning
- Pruning group 8
- Propagation
- Propagate by semi-hardwood cuttings in summer
- Pest resistance
- Generally pest-free
- Disease resistance
- May be susceptible to honey fungus in gardens where it is present but insufficient data to determine degree of susceptibility