Cassinia vauvilliersii var albida

Cassinia vauvilliersii var albida photographed at a Hebe Society member’s garden, Cheshire, UK

Cassinia vauvilliersii var albida (syn Cassinia leptophylla subsp vauvilliersii var albida, Ozothamnus leptophyllus Albidus Group) is an erect, evergreen, bushy shrub, which can grow up to 6.5 ft (2 m) high. The leaves are 0.3–6 in (7–16 mm) long and are densely covered in short hairs. The whitish flowers occur in dense clusters of 10 to 20, summer.

This variety is found in scrubland and grassland, in mountain and subalpine areas, Marlborough, South Island, New Zealand. Cassinia vauvilliersii var albida is hardy in the UK.

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