Marlborough rock daisy.
The Marlborough rock daisy or Pachystegia insignis is a plant equally at home in native, cottage and formal gardens.
A member of the asteraceae family of plants, this New Zealand native is a low-growing, hardy plant with spectacular white daisy-like flowers during summer and impressive seed heads in autumn. It looks especially good in mass plantings and in pots.
The Marlborough rock daisy thrives in full sun in well-drained soil and is often found in rocky coastal areas such as along the Kaikoura coastline.
Its leathery, green leaves with felted edges and undersides make it ideal for windy, coastal gardens and bluffs. It can withstand substantial drought but does better with adequate water.
Plants will grow in limey soil and are salt and frost resistant. The daisy can grow up to a metre high and a metre wide. Original public domain image from Flickr