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Hinton Ampner Garden


Ozothamnus thyrsoideum

Sticky Everlasting

Location

The Tennis Court Garden

Description:

Medium sized (1m x 1m) hardy evergreen sticky shrub native to Australia and New Zealand, with shiny narrow dark green leaves and white and dull yellow in summer but here at Hinton it can flower at any time of the year. It has a fragrance resembling 'burnt sugar' for most of the year.

Site and Care:

Well drained soil of any type in full sun or semi shade. Pruning for shape only but beneficial to establish young plants.