How to Grow and Care for Brachyglottis

Hedge ragwort (Brachyglottis repanda) is a shrub/tree that is also known as bushman's friend because its large leaves provide a useful natural bathroom tissue. It is also possible to write on the leaves with modern ballpoint pens, making an effective natural paper. This plant is grown ornamentally for these leaves and its small white flowers.

Brachyglottis lagopus is a variable species and can have large and very hairy leaves, and in other regions it has small leaves. Its flowers are yellow.

It is a shrub growing up to 1 m tall. The branches are thick and the smaller branches and petioles are covered in whitish or pale brownish hairs. The leathery oval leaves are up to 2.5 cm long. They are shiny and hairless on the upper surfaces and woolly-haired on the undersides. The inflorescence is a panicle of bell-shaped flower heads containing disc florets. The fruit is an achene up to 8 mm long including its pappus of barbed white hairs.

Daisy bush is a stunning shrub that's commonly found in New Zealand. This evergreen plant has beautiful yellow-green leaves and produces daisy-like flowers in the summer. It's a popular garden plant, and its leaves were traditionally used by Maori for medicinal purposes. The Daisy Bush is also a great source of nectar for butterflies and bees.

The beautiful brachyglottis compacta 'Sunshine' has gray-toned leaves with a white felt-like texture on the underside. It blooms with bright sunshine-yellow daisy-like flowers in summer. This is a cultivar of Brachyglottis compacta, named for its sunshine yellow colors and the sunny cheer it brings to a garden. Gardeners favor this cultivar as it is hardy, attractive to pollinating insects, and is also deer-resistant.