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Chrysocephalum semipapposum
Yellow Buttons
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Uses: syn Helichrysum semipapposum. Perennial herb for mixed native landscapes, parks and reserves. Suitable for mass planting or informal drifts, spreads by suckering.
Profuse flowering, requires well-drained soils. Attracts native butterflies and insects, caterpillar food plant.
Mixed form cultivars available.

  • Height 0.2-1m
  • Spread 0.5-1.5m
  • Position
    • position-fullsun Full Sun
  • Family Asteraceae
  • Botanical Name Chrysocephalum semipapposum
  • Common Name Yellow Buttons
  • Origin SA, Vic, NSW, WA, Qld, Tas, NT, ACT
  • Habit Dwarf, Erect, Spreading
  • Landscape Coast, Coastal cliffs, Coastal footslopes, Hills, Plains, 2nd line coast
  • Soil Texture Clay, Loam, Sand
  • pH Acidic, Alkaline, Neutral
  • Tolerates Drought, Lime, Moderate frost
  • Supplementary Watering Minimal
  • Flower Colour Yellow
  • Flowering Time Spring, Summer
  • Flower Type Clusters
  • Purpose Habitat, Ornamental
  • Evergreen/Deciduous Evergreen
  • Form Groundcover
  • Indigenous to the Adelaide Region