Botanical Name
Xerochrysum bracteatum ‘Lemon Monarch’
Common Name
Lemon Monarch Golden Everlasting
Description
Lemon Monarch is a charming native perennial renowned for its bright lemon-yellow papery flowers and compact growth habit that creates beautiful displays in Australian gardens. This attractive cultivar produces masses of daisy-like flowers with distinctive papery bracts in soft lemon-yellow tones that bloom prolifically in spring and summer, attracting native bees and butterflies while providing excellent cut flower material. The narrow, grey-green leaves create attractive fine-textured evergreen foliage that maintains neat, compact growth habits. Hardy and drought tolerant once established, it thrives in well-drained soils and full sun positions with good adaptability. Perfect for borders, cottage gardens, and areas where native perennials with reliable flowering and excellent cut flower qualities create charming landscape displays.
Plant Category
Ground Covers
Size (H x W)
Height: 30-60cm, Spread: 30-50cm
Xerochrysum bracteatum naturally occurs across much of Australia, thriving in well-drained soils with excellent drainage and full sun exposure in temperate to subtropical climates with good drought tolerance.
Cultural SIgnificance
Traditionally valued by Aboriginal peoples across Australia, with everlasting daisies being important components of seasonal landscapes and the papery flowers having traditional uses in ceremonies and as seasonal indicators.
Kuranga respectfully acknowledges the traditional owners, the Wurundjeri people, as the custodians of this land. We pay respect to all Aboriginal community Elders, past and present, who have resided in the area and have been an integral part of the history of the region.
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