Cushion Bush

Scientific Name: Leucophyta brownii

Description: These densely tangled shrubs are very obvious on the Bluff with their distinctive rounded blue/grey shape. When flowering, this bush is covered in ball-shaped flowers tinged with yellow and green. Cushion Bush is an attractive low shrub which withstands dry conditions. Its grey foliage reflects light at night.

Plant form: Shrubs
Where to find: Cliff and Grassy Foredune
Foliage: Leaves are grey, hairy and scale-like
Flower: Pale yellow globular heads at the end of stems
Flowering: November – April