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Rice Flower

Ozothamnus diosmifolius · Asteraceae

An upright shrub topped in spring with dense clusters of tiny white or pink button flowers held above fine aromatic foliage. A major commercial native cut flower and easy garden filler.

At a glance

Habit: Shrub
Light: Full Sun, Part Shade
Water: Low Water
Soil: Well-Drained, Sandy Soil, Clay Soil
Climate: Warm Temperate, Subtropical, Cool Temperate
Frost: Frost-Hardy
Mature size: 2 m H × 1.5 m W
Foliage: Evergreen, Aromatic Foliage
Flowering: Spring Flowering
Growth rate: Fast-Growing
Maintenance: Low Maintenance

Good for

Cut Flower & Vase
Feature / Specimen
Bee & Pollinator
Water-Wise
Coastal / Salt-Tolerant
Rabbit-Resistant

Sowing from seed

Difficulty: intermediate
Sowing depth: 1 mm
Method: Raise in trays and transplant
Germination: 14-30 days
Best sown in: autumn, spring
Seed storage life: 3 years