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Oreomyrrhis argentea

Apiaceae
 

Habitat: sunny, open places

 

Soil: well drained

 

Height: 20 cm

 

Flowering: summer

 

Width: 20 cm

           


           

This is an unusual perennial herb from New South Wales, where it grows in dry grassland. The ferny leaves are silvery white, because they are densely covered with fine hairs. The white flowers are borne in dense clusters of 15-25 flowers, on erect stems. It is known as silver caraway.
9 cm pot £4.00