water wise plants

urban and commercial
residential

light - sandy soils
medium - loamy soils
heavy - clay soils
good drainage
reasonable drainage
poor drainage

Leptorhynchos squamatus

scaly buttons

A perennial plant growing to a height of 30cm and spreading 40cm. The flowers occur on long scaly stalks and are held well above the foliage.


origin	NSW, Vic, Tas, Qld, SA.
cultural notes	An adaptable and hardy plant. Prefers moist but well drained soils in full sun or part shade.
tolerates	Tolerant of frost, drought and short period of innundation.
flowering season	Spring and Summer.
flower colour	Small yellow daisy flowers on long scaly stalks.
foliage colour	Linear leaves are dark green above and woolly white underneath and form small tufts around the flower stem.
width	up to 0.4m
height	up to 0.3m
plant spacing	20cm apart
recommended uses	A hardy plant suitable for rockeries, cottage gardens, mass plantings or as a container plant.

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