akepiro
Olearia furfuracea | akepiro
A bushy small tree or shrub that features large, leathery green leaves have toothed edges with a distinctive white buff underside. Throughout summer, it is adorned with clusters of white, daisy-like flowers on brown, fuzzy stalks. Typically reaching 3 meters in height and 1.5 meters in width, this shrub is commonly used in mixed plantings, for revegetation projects, or as a backdrop for smaller plants. Naturally found in coastal scrub and forest margins in the northern North Island, it thrives in sun or semi-shade, making it an excellent coastal plant and a good choice for hedging.
typical habitat.
forest margins
coastal scrub
drainage.
well drained
free draining
sun.
full sun
partial shade
mature specifications.
height | 5m
width | 2m / 15cm (trunk)
pollinators calendar.
flowering | October - January
fruiting | December - February
did you know?
"Olearia" is named after Johann Gottfried Olearius, a 17th-century scholar, and "furfuracea" comes from the Latin word "furfur," meaning "bran" or "dandruff," referring to the scurfy covering on the leaves and stems.