Spyridium globulosum
Scientific name
Spyridium globulosum
Common name
Basket bush
Plant description
The botanical name comes from the Greek for basket, spyridion – as the tiny flower heads are surrounded by leafy bracts. This shrub can grow to 5m high but is often kept low by salt winds. The undersurface of the green leaves is covered with woolly white hairs.
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Flower colour
White
Flowering months
June to November
