Leptorhynchos squamatus
Plant name: Scaly buttons
Plant type: flowers
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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 periods of inundation.
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.
Description: 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.