Brachyglottis laxifolia

Brachyglottis laxifolia I understand to be the preferred name for this plant (the old label nearby had Senecio laxifolius). Queens Park, Invercargill, Southland. New Zealand. 14 November. A plant that naturally occurs in northern South Island.

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Very bright yellow daisy flowers, with yellow petals and yellow centres. There’s still lots of tight round buds, which are silvery-white in colour. Some buds are opening and therefore have yellow petals emerging.

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Similar to the first photo but with more foliage and buds showing. The leaves are matt green, quite long and not so wide, with a white mid-rib, white edge, and white on the back.

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I stood on a rock to take this pic. A continuation of the same plants already shown but this time it’s a whole stream of them occupying a lengthy space with other much larger plants behind. It’s a sea of silvery-white flower buds set against the plants’ green or white leaves – depending on whether you’re seeing the top surface (green) or underside (white). None of the buds have yet opened to yellow.

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Text and photos by Liz; Exploring Colour (2023)