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Celmisia spectabilis ssp. magnifica
NEW ZEALAND DAISY
SKU: 2480-005
Celmisia spectabilis, also known as cotton daisy or by its Māori name puharetaiko, is a mountain daisy endemic to New Zealand, where it is one of the most widespread species.
Celmisia spectabilis flowers in early to mid summer, and has many pollinators, including Melangyna novaezelandiae and Leioproctus. The flower stems reach 30 cm tall and are densely covered with loose white hairs. A showy solitary flower head, 3–5 cm across, is borne at the end of each stem.
C. spectabilis has is a robust plant with leathery leaves with a shiny, green upper surface. The leaf underside is densely covered in soft, whitish or buff-coloured felted woolly hairs. The plants can grow as a single rosette up to 1 m wide, or several, forming mats up to 2 m across.
Type: Perennial
Hardiness zone: 6-9
Height: 10", 25cm
Location: Sun
Seeds per packet: 5
Celmisia spectabilis, also known as cotton daisy or by its Māori name puharetaiko, is a mountain daisy endemic to New Zealand, where it is one of the most widespread species.
Celmisia spectabilis flowers in early to mid summer, and has many pollinators, including Melangyna novaezelandiae and Leioproctus. The flower stems reach 30 cm tall and are densely covered with loose white hairs. A showy solitary flower head, 3–5 cm across, is borne at the end of each stem.
C. spectabilis has is a robust plant with leathery leaves with a shiny, green upper surface. The leaf underside is densely covered in soft, whitish or buff-coloured felted woolly hairs. The plants can grow as a single rosette up to 1 m wide, or several, forming mats up to 2 m across.
Type: Perennial
Hardiness zone: 6-9
Height: 10", 25cm
Location: Sun
Seeds per packet: 5
