Olearia matthewsii is a smallish evergreen shrub of compact habit. The grey, spear-shaped, slightly-toothed wavy-edged leaves are up to 4 cm) long. Flower heads of white daisies appear in late spring. The origin of Olearia ilicifolia × Olearia moschata is unknown.

Details from the http://www.hebesoc.org/ of the parents of this cultivar. Olearia moschata is an erect, evergreen, bushy shrub, which grows to 1.2–3.6 m high. The grey-green leaves are leathery, spear-shaped, 8–20 mm long. White daisy flowers in summer. It is found in subalpine to mountain scrubland, in South Island; Arthur’s Pass southwards, New Zealand. Olearia ilicifolia is an evergreen, much-branched large shrub or small tree, reaching 1.8–5 m high. The grey-green leaves are narrow and spear-shaped, 5–10 cm long, with undulating and toothed edges. The flowers are white. It is found in lowland to subalpine forest, and scrub, in North Island, South Island and Stewart Island.