[5][6] Often seen in gardens and suitable for warm and maritime districts[7] and tolerant of hot sun, poor soils, wind and coastal exposure,[2] the New Zealand native broadleaf evergreen shrub Brachyglottis greyi can be found sprawled in the hot sun, poor soils and coastal breezes;[2] maturing into mounds 1.2 metres (4 ft) to 1.5 metres (5 ft) tall and 1.8 metres (6 ft) wide.

[2] B. greyi forms panicles[7] of bright yellow daisy flowers in abundance.

Greyish foliage, the undersides of the leaves and stems are covered in white down and spectacular when in bloom with branching heads of brilliant yellow daisy-flowers.

[8] "Moria Read" is a variation of "Sunshine" whose leaves have a central, variously shaped areas of cream and pale green.

Confined to the southern North Island of New Zealand from near Flat Point south to the mouth of the Ōrongorongo River.