Botanical name:

Leptinella minor

Common name(s):

Banks Peninsula button daisy

About:

A creeping plant that lies very flat to the ground, creating a lush and inviting carpet of greenery. It features very small, fern-like leaves that are a delicate shade of light green. Due to its tight and compact growth habit, this plant has occasionally been utilised for bowling greens, providing a suitable surface for the sport.

Natural habitat:

Sea level to 600m, on rock outcrops and associated open, rubbly skeletal soils. Usually found in sites within little surrounding vegetation. Sometimes in open grassland.

Growing environment:

Frost, Sun & Coastal tolerant.

Endemic distribution:

New Zealand’s South Island, Banks Peninsula - however historic herbarium specimens show it was once on the Canterbury Plains

Height: 2cm

Flowering: 

September - July with a white coloured flower/s 

Fruiting:

September – August

Uses:

Bird food / Attractant, Bee food & Ground cover

How to grow:

Easily grown from the division of established plants and from fresh seed. This is an attractive, long flowering species which makes an excellent rock garden plant. It flourishes best in a sunny situation when planted in a free draining, fertile soil. Dislikes humidity.