PlantFiles: Cushion Bush
Calocephalus brownii

This is a common plant of sand dunes and sea cliffs on the coast of Tasmania and Victoria, here in Australia. It is very popular in cultivation as a rockery plant. Although the flower-heads appear silvery like the rest of the plant, the flowers are actually pale yellow, but are almost lost in the dense woolly silvery bracts.

Unique mounding plant native to Australia, Tasmania. Silvery-white foliage is soft to the touch. Blooms are button shaped, same color as plant. Requires full sun, sandy or gravelly soil and fast drainage. Sensitive to excess water and severe cold. Foliage is attractive in arrangements.