Olearia macrodonta (New Zealand Mountain Holly or Daisy Bush)

Handsome ever-grey toothed foliage and in high summer, clusters of white daisy flowers on a shrub/ small tree to 3metres in height. From the sub-alpine regions of New Zealand it can also be known as Olearia dentata.

It grows well in full sun but best out of the cold winds. Happy on well drained soil, even growing on shallow chalk. Tolerates hard pruning.

As with all woody plants, plant high, exposing as much of the taper at the base of the trunk as possible. Allowing soil to accumulate round the base of a tree can be fatal. Keep very well watered when first planted.