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SAGO FLOWER FACTS |
Map is from The Atlas of Living Australia web site, licensed under Creative Commons Attribution 3.0 Australia License
Common Name
Sago Flower
Other Names
Sago Bush, Pill Flower, Rice Flower, White Dogwood
Description
Sago Flower is an erect open shrub growing to two metres tall. The leaves are short and narrow, growing to about 1.5 cm long, with margins that curl downwards. The leaves have quite a strong smell. It produces large flowerheads to 7 cm in diameter of white or cream or pink flowers in spring, summer and autumn. This plant used to be known as Helichrysum diosmifolium. It is a popular cut flower and is quite long lasting when cut.
Habitat
found along coast and inland to the ranges
Distribution
Sago Flower is found in south east Queensland and eastern New South Wales
Growth Characteristics
Height (m): 2 - 4
Spread (m): 1 - 3
Soil Texture: sand, loam, clay
Soil pH: soils with pH less than 8
Frost Sensitivity: moderately sensitive
Minimum Rainfall (mm): 500
Flower Colour: white / pink
Flower Season: spring, summer, autumn
(source: SA State Flora Catalog)
Classification
| Class: | Magnoliopsida | | Order: | Asterales | | Family: | Asteraceae | | Genus: | Ozothamnus | | Species: | diosmifolius | | Common Name: | Sago Flower |
Relatives in same Genus
Ozothamnus cupressoides
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