A low, silvery-grey spreading daisy carrying clusters of bright golden button flowers through much of the year. Tough, drought-hardy and excellent for pollinators and dry verges.
At a glance
- Plant type: Spreading groundcover
- Mature size: 30 cm H × 60 cm W
- Aspect: full sun
- Water: very drought tolerant once established
- Frost: hardy
- Maintenance: low maintenance
- Origin: Australian native
About Common Everlasting
Chrysocephalum apiculatum is a fast-growing spreading groundcover in the Asteraceae family, native to New South Wales, Victoria, Queensland, Western Australia, South Australia, Tasmania and the Northern Territory. It reaches around 30 cm tall and 60 cm wide at maturity, with evergreen and silver-grey foliage. Yellow flowers appear for much of the year.
Where to grow Common Everlasting
Common Everlasting suits warm-temperate, cool-temperate, arid and semi-arid and Mediterranean climates and grows best in full sun. It is frost hardy and shrugs off cold winters. It also is a genuinely water-wise choice and tolerates salt-laden coastal winds.
Soil & planting
Common Everlasting does best in free-draining, sandy, poor and loamy soil. Plant into well-prepared ground, firm the soil around the roots and water deeply to settle it in.
Watering & feeding
Common Everlasting handles dry conditions well once established. As an Australian native, feed it only with a low-phosphorus native fertiliser. Check moisture below the mulch during establishment and water thoroughly when needed rather than following a rigid schedule.
Pruning & care
Prune Common Everlasting after flowering to keep it compact and encourage the next flush of blooms. Its ongoing care level is low maintenance.
Using Common Everlasting in the garden
Common Everlasting earns its place for holding soil on banks and slopes, pots and courtyard containers, feeding bees and pollinators and attracting butterflies. It is equally at home in the ground or a large pot on a balcony or courtyard.
Companion planting & design
Build the planting around neighbours suited to the same very drought tolerant and warm-temperate climate as Common Everlasting. Repeating the foliage or flower colour nearby will make the composition feel deliberate. It combines naturally with other Australian natives in a habitat or water-wise garden.
Buying Common Everlasting
Plant Sale lists Common Everlasting as tube stock, potted plants and seed. Use the interest form above to check current sizes, pricing and availability before ordering.
Prefer to grow it yourself? See the Common Everlasting seed sowing guide for depth, timing and germination.
