Australian Cultivar Registration Authority

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Description: Olearia axillaris 'Little Smokie', Taken: 03 September 2018, [HERBARIUM SPECIMEN] ACRA NO: Acc 762 Copyright : Centre for Australian National Biodiversity Research (CANBR) holds copyright
Photographer: Murdock, C.

Olearia axillaris 'Little Smokie'

File Number

1816

ACRA Field Book Number

724

Registration Date

10/11/2022

Application Received

13/05/1999

Family

Asteraceae

Cultivar Name

Olearia axillaris 'Little Smokie'

Origin

A selection from a seed germination event. Seedling selection: from O. axillaris. Selection criteria: small compact bushy habit, smaller leaf size and uniform leaf colour. These characters are distinct from the known cultivated forms, which have a more erect habit with larger and more glabrous leaves. PBR Status: Granted: 22-Feb-2001 Registration Expired

Characteristics

Plant: habit compact, much branched, bushy, height short (0.7 - 0.9m), width medium (1m), branches slightly weeping. Stem: hoary and ashen grey, internodes short, angle of upper branches to stem 50°. Leaf: alternate, narrow obovate, length 10-12 mm, width 3-4 mm, hoary and ashen grey. Inflorescence: heads on short leafy shoots. Flower: florets pale lemon.

Cultivation

-

Publication

Plant Varieties Journal Volume 13, Issue 2

Colour Coding

N/A

Propagation

Cuttings from semi-firm new growth

Applicant Name

David Lullfitz

Uses

As part of a mass planting or mixed in a shrubbery

Availability

Specialist native plant nurseries

ANBG Accession Numbers

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NSL ID

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