What Is This Fall Blooming Shrub In Southern California?

Montanoa grandiflora Bloom

Montanoa grandiflora Shrub

Ask the Expert: Plant Identification
Plant / Shrub has a daisy like flower. Blooming now 11/09 in southern California.
Full view has a plumaria growing at the base of the shrub in question.

Note the flow and leaf form….

Can anyone identify this plant?  Steve

Plant Expert Reply:

To identify this plant I turned to the experts at the Santa Barbara Botanic Garden.  Bruce Reed at the SBBG has identified the plant as Montanoa grandiflora, Daisy Tree from Central America – widely used as a street tree in the LA environs. * Thanks Bruce!

This shrub grows to about 10 to 15ft tall. The sweet smelling white flowers start blooming in the summer and continue through fall. The seed pods can be dried and used in flower arrangements.