This shrub has an upright spreading cane-like branches that form a rounded bushy crown. It has leathery dark green oblong leaves and the bright yellow daisy-like flowers appear from late summer to early winter.

Hardiness zones 9 to 11

Chrysanthemoides monilifera is naturally found in southern Africa growing in coastal regions in well drained, fertile moist sandy soils in an open sunny position and is frost and drought tender.

Bitou Bush is a hardy shrub that is grown for its foliage and salt tolerance. It is planted on sand dunes for stabilisation or as a wind break. It is also planted along borders as a screen or trimmed to form an informal hedge. It is commonly regarded as a weed and is controlled by physical removal of the plant and its taproot. ID 884

Note:
It was originally grown in Australia as a coastal stabilising plant from the 1940s to the 1960s in which time infested many coastal regions and became a major weed.

Chrysanthemoides(kri-san-FE-moy-dee-s) monilifera (mon-ill-if-ra)

Asteraceae (ass-ter-AY-see-ee)     
(Compositae)
Sunflower Family