Olearia moschata

Also Known As

Incense Plant

Plant type

shrub

size

H: 4'
W: 4'

planting zones

8a-11

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Olearia moschata plant details

Olearia moschata is a broadleaf evergreen shrub with blue foliage. In summer white flowers emerge. Grows well with sun and occasional water. Drought tolerant once established. Does well in well-drained soil.

CHARACTERISTICS OF Olearia moschata

Plant type: shrub
Plant family: asteraceae
Foliage: evergreen blue
Mature size: 4 FT wide, 4 FT tall
Flowers: white blooms in summer

GROWING CONDITIONS for Olearia moschata

USDA Zones: 8a - 11
Sun exposure: sun
Watering frequency: occasional
Resistant to: deer
Soil needs: well-drained

Nursery contributed plant descriptions

This Daisy Bush from New Zealand is among best Olearia for our area. Cold hardy with superb evergray foliage which looks amazing all year. Small white daisies in early summer just keeps the good times rolling. Good drainage, it's drought tolerant and deer don't like it. Please don't ask more from it.

By: Far Reaches Farm

If pale grey is your favorite color, then this is the plant for you! The entire plant is that very color, contrasting very well with deep green plants and otherwise colored plants. Tough little leaves with wavy margins branch frequently providing a dense growth habit to about 4 - 5' tall. Mature plants produce white daisy flowers in mid summer. Another New Zealand native, it's hardy to at least 10 °F once established.

By: The Desert Northwest

A cold hardy, shrubby 'daisy' from New Zealand with handsome, ever-gray foliage and awesome white leaf undersides and stems. White corymbs of small daisy flowers appear in summer. Full sun and well-drained soil is best. Drought tolerant once established. Grows to 4' or so high and wide. Cold hardy to 10 °F, USDA Zone 8a.