Olearia Macrodonta

• RHS Award of Garden Merit
• Position: Full sun
• Soil: Well drained
• Growth Rate: Average
• Flowering Period: June-August
• Hardiness: Hardy, will need winter protection
• Eventual Height: 2.5-4m
• Eventual Spread: 2.5-4m

Olearia Macrodonta, commonly known as New Zealand Holly, is a rounded, bushy, evergreen shrub with ovate, spiny edged. grey/green leaves, with a white felt like feel and look to the bottom of them, similar looking to a common Holly leaf. The Olearia produces clusters of small daisy like, white flowers, with orange centres. A perfect plant for a cottage or coastal garden and planted in a border or used as a hedging plant.