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| Category: Shrub |
| Family: Asteraceae (Sunflowers) |
| Origin: New Zealand (Australasia) |
| Evergreen: Yes |
| Flower Color: Yellow |
| Bloomtime: Summer |
| Synonyms: [Senecio greyi, B. 'Walbrach'] |
| Parentage: (B. greyi x B. compactus x B. laxifolius) |
| Height: 4-5 feet |
| Width: Spreading |
| Exposure: Full Sun |
| Summer Dry: Yes |
| Irrigation (H2O Info): Low Water Needs |
| Winter Hardiness: 15-20° F |
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Brachyglottis 'Silver Dormouse' - A compact dense evergreen shrub that grows to 3 feet tall by 4 feet wide with elongated ovate hairy leaves that are gray-green with white-lined margins and silvery-white undersides. Yellow daisy flowers bloom profusely in the summer. Plant in full sun with well-draining soil and little to regular irrigation. Hardy to around 18 F. This plant comes from David Tristan of Walberton Nursery in West Sussex. It was selected as a mutant growing among a batch of tissue-cultured plants in 1996. It appears closely related to and probably shares parentage with the Brachyglottis Dunedin hybrids (sometimes called Brachyglotis 'Sunshine') which were a group of hybrids involving Brachyglottis [Senecio] greyi, B. compactus and B. laxifolius. This plant differs from these hybrids in being more compact, brighter silver color, with less leaf-edge curl and less of a tendency to brown out and die in the middle.
The information about Brachyglottis 'Silver Dormouse' displayed on this web page is based on our research conducted in the nursery's horticultural library and from reliable online resources. We also include observations made about it as it grows in our nursery gardens and other gardens we have visited, as well how the crops have performed in containers in our nursery field. We will also incorporate comments we receive from others and welcome hearing from anyone with additional information, particularly if they can share cultural information that would aid others in growing this plant. |
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