OLEARIA x scilloniensis. Australia. I have missed the olearias since I found it necessary to give up selections of O. phlogopoppa for lack of demand. Let us hope gardeners are more receptive (as they are to about every plant imaginable) this time around. These are shrubby daisies of unusual appearance, useful in a variety of settings. They grow mostly erect, branching freely and usually 5-10’ high. Their leaves are of variable size, usually blunt-tipped, and deep green to grey-green above, pale and hairy beneath. In spring the plants may be nearly covered by ½” white to purple daisies in small clusters. We have received an unnamed, particularly green-leaved, white flowered cultivar and ‘Master Michael’, with grey-green leaves and lavender flowers, both from Sean Hogan in Oregon. I think of these in the same vein as the rockroses, providing neat, softly colored foliage masses for informal landscapes. They are easily grown in sun or light shade, in most soils, with moderate to occasional watering when established. Hardy to 20oF. or less.