Shape | Rounded. |
Landscape | Hedges, small tree or large shrub gardens, borders, informal gardens, cottages and as a specimen. |
Propagation | Seed. |
Cultivation | Plant in full sun to partial shade in moist but well-draining loamy, sandy or clay soils. If let to dry out too much leaves will curl inward. |
Pests | None known. |
Notable Specimens | Kings Park and Botanical Garden, Perth, Australia. |
Habitat | Dry sunny plains. |
Bark/Stem Description | Thin, exfoliating non-showy bark. |
Leaf Description | Soft rounded leaves that typically measure 1.5 - 5 cm long and 1.5 - 2.5 cm wide. Foliage can curl inward if drought-stressed. |
Flower Description | Small, very dense, wooly, terminal to sub-terminal heads of simple flowers with 5 pinnate petals. |
Colour Description | Silver-green foliage, white flowers and grey-burgundy bark. |
Texture Description | Wooly. |