Illustration of B. monroi by J.N. Fitch in Curtis's Botanical Magazine, (1917). [Public Domain]

Genus: Brachyglottis


Common Names: coming soon


Description coming soon.


Distribution: coming soon


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Our Selection

Brachyglottis 'Sunshine'


Common name(s): New Zealand daisy bush


Description: evergreen shrub; referred to as one of several Dunedin hybrids, a cross of B. greyi, B. laxifolia, and B. compacta, which originated in the early 1900s in New Zealand. Broad silver-green leaves and a low, mounding growth habit. Bright yellow, daisy-like flowers in summer. 


Height: to  3 ft. Spread: to 5 ft.


Position: full sun and lean, well-draining soil


Uses: ornamental, to attract pollinators


Winter Hardiness: to 5 F and below


Drought: adapted to 2.5 months of summer drought