Senecio grayi ‘Daisy Bush’

Excellent evergreen foliage shrub. Fuzzy silvery leaves add great garden contrast, especially against purple or in a white garden. Yellow daisy-like flowers, but best if cut off and enjoyed as a silvery shrub. Many grey shrubs better known as Senecio have been renamed Brachyglottis. They are mostly evergreen, sun-loving shrubs from New Zealand, almost fully hardy except on wet or poorly drained soils. This cultivar is a fine bushy plant, spreading and slightly untidy if allowed to flower, but neat and suitable for making into low hedges if kept trimmed. Clipping prevents bare woody stems at the base, and encourages the young growth – this is very attractive, both stems and leaves are covered with white or silvery-grey felt that sparkles in the sun. The Royal Horticultural Society has given it its Award of Garden Merit (AGM). New Zealand native evergreen shrub, 4-5 ft tall x 6 ft wide, easily kept smaller with pinching or pruning. Likes sun and needs well drained soil. Zone 8. drought tolerant, deer resistant