Brachyglottis rotundifolia
Muttonbird scrub
Also known as Senecio reinoldii, Senecio rotundifolius
- Height × spread
- 3m × 3m
- Position
- Full sun
- Hardiness
- Average winter to - 10C (RHS H4)
Availability
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About this plant
A distinguished rounded shrub with large, broadly oval leathery leaves that are a shiny olive green on their upper surface and fawn and felted beneath. The leaves are enhanced by the slender lines of the white major veins. There are not-that-noticeable yellow flowers which can be removed if they destroy the foliage effect of this handsome, tender shrub. This is recommended for windswept seaside gardens. It is only hardy in the very warmest parts of the country unless protected. This shrub originates on New Zealand south and Stewart islands.
- Flower colour
- Yellow
- Foliage colour
- Green
- Variegated
- No
- Scent
- No
- Shape
- Round
- Height
- 3m
- Spread
- 3m
- Height in 10 years
- 2m
- Spread in 10 years
- 2m
- Evergreen
- Evergreen
- Garden style
- Seaside garden
- Sun or shade
- Likes full sun
- Soil type
- Chalk, Loam (normal)
- Soil pH
- All types
- Drainage
- Well drained soil, Drought resistant
- Hardiness
- Average winter to - 10C (RHS H4)
- Borders & containers
- Borders
- Use for
- Wall cover, Deer resistant, Sensory garden (tactile)
- Walls
- South facing
- Maintenance
- Easycare – low/no maintenance
- Hazards
- No
Spring
Spring-Autumn · Outdoors
Water in dry periods
Established plants in the ground can cope with 7-10 days of dryness, and shrubs often manage 2 to 3 weeks. Water one section of the garden thoroughly each day rather than a little everywhere. Check plants in pots more often, especially in hot weather.
Summer
Summer - early · Outdoors
Feed a general fertiliser
Where plants have moderate needs for nutrients, they can simply be given a general feed, fairly early in the growth season so that the growth has plenty of time to harden off before the cold weather.
Give plants a general boost with the application of a general purpose fertiliser which is spread around the root area of the plant, with amounts as directed on the feed label.
Planting & general
Planting
Prune lightly after flowering
Give the plant a light haircut, generally tidying it up and removing any shoots that are wayward or damaged in any way. Dead flowers can be cut off if this is practical - the shrub may have too many, or they may be hard to reach.
Outdoor planting · Planting
Add root growth stimulant to the planting hole
Mycorrhizal fungi helps roots establish quickly, so they absorb water and nutrients more efficiently. It comes as a powder, granule or gel. Add to the planting hole or container, and to the plant's rootball before planting in the hole. For "bareroot" plants use a gel.
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