Ozothamnus Diosmifolius – Greek Isn’t It?

Feb 23rd, 12 / 11 Comments /

Ozothamnus is a genus of about 53 species, native to New South Wales and Queensland in Australia. Other common names for this species include White Dogwood, Pill Flower and Sago Bush.

Simply translated, it is called Pink Rice Flower.

(Source)  It is usually a small, erect and open shrub to about 1.5 metres high but is sometimes larger. The leaves are small, linear in shape to about 15 mm long.

The small flowers occur in clusters of 20 to 100 at the ends of the branches and are usually white but forms in varying shades of pink are also known.

Bloom Time: Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec (All year round)

South Coast Botanical Gardens
Torrance, CA
February 11, 2012

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