Plant Care Guides / Outdoor & Coastal / Medium shrubs
Indigenous | Easy Care | Medium shrubs
The resin bush is one of the most reliable and cheerful flowering shrubs for a coastal garden. It covers itself in bright yellow daisy flowers over a long season, mainly through winter and spring, bringing colour when the garden needs it most.
Euryops virgineus has fine, needle-like leaves and a compact, dense habit. Euryops pectinatus (the grey-leaved euryops) has broader, grey-green, deeply lobed leaves and larger flowers. Both are evergreen, fast-growing, and handle wind, salt, sandy soil and drought. They are absolute workhorses: tough, undemanding and always in flower when you need them.
1 to 1.5 m, depending on variety.
Fast.
Mass planting for winter and spring colour, mixed border, cottage garden, container, filler. Plant in groups for a bold yellow display.
Full sun. They need sun for the best flowering.
Any well-drained soil, including poor, sandy and alkaline conditions. Not fussy.
Water-wise once established. Water while settling in.
A light feed in autumn encourages heavier winter flowering. Not demanding.
Trim lightly after flowering to keep the plant compact and prevent it becoming woody and sparse at the base. Do not cut back into bare wood, which does not resprout well. Regular light trimming is better than one hard prune.
Ask about availability. WhatsApp us to check what is currently in stock, or visit the nursery and we will help you choose the right plant for your spot.
