Olearia


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olearia

(ˌɒlɪˈɛərɪə)
n
(Plants) Austral another word for daisy bush
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Noun1.Olearia - large genus of Australian evergreen shrubs or small trees with large daisylike flowers
genus Olearia
asterid dicot genus - genus of more or less advanced dicotyledonous herbs and some trees and shrubs
aster family, Asteraceae, Compositae, family Asteraceae, family Compositae - plants with heads composed of many florets: aster; daisy; dandelion; goldenrod; marigold; lettuces; ragweed; sunflower; thistle; zinnia
daisy bush, daisybush, daisy-bush - any of various mostly Australian attractively shaped shrubs of the genus Olearia grown for their handsome and sometimes fragrant evergreen foliage and profusion of daisy flowers with white or purple or blue rays
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If you want more variety in the hedge, fuchsia, hebe, olearia and pittosporum would also be suitable.
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As the soil becomes deeper, the ground stratum develops sparse grassland, or a shrubland with Dusty Miller Spyridium parvifolium, Twiggy Daisy-bush Olearia ramulosa, and Burgan Kunzea ericoides sens.
A census and significance of the vascular flora of Mount Cannibal, Victoria
Varieties of Ceanothus, also evergreen, Hebe, Olearia or Pittosporum may make a less regimented alternative.
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Another great choice is olearia, also known as the daisy bush.
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Some aspects of the ecology of arboreal cryptostigmata (Acari) in New Zealand with special reference to the species associated with Olearia colensoi Hook.
Study of the temporal distribution of oribates in an orchard of apple trees (Variety HANA) in the region of Boufarik (Algeria)
In Asteraceae, number of vessels per group as seen in transverse section increases markedly with habitat aridity, as in Olearia (Carlquist 1960, 1966).
Wood anatomy of Brassicales: new information, new evolutionary concepts
Easy-to-root plants include lavatera, helianthemum, choisya, deutzia, escallonia, hebe, hydrangea, lavender, philadelphus and weigela, as well as fuchsia and olearia.
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En Oceania se presentan especies de Olearia, destinadas a muebleria fina.
Asteraceas de importancia economica y ambiental Segunda parte: Otras plantas utiles y nocivas
Self-incompatibility in the threatened shrub Olearia adenocarpa (Asteraceae).
Effectiveness of vectors of pollen and longevity of capitula for four species of Asteraceae in central Mexico
Effect of temperature, gel concentration and cytokinins on vitrification of Olearia microdisca (J.
In vitro bud induction and multiplication of cv. 'IAC Gomo-de-mel' pineapple fruit with benzyl amino purine and n aphthalene acetic acid/ Benzilaminopurina e acido naftaleno acetico na inducao e multiplicacao in vitro de gemas de abacaxizeiro da cultivar 'IAC Gomo-de-mel'
Other choices for an informal hedge include several berberis species, fuchsias and olearia.
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