Compact shrub growing to 2.5 m tall and 2.5 m wide. Leaves are shiny, dark green, narrow and pointed with a jagged edge. Flowers are perfumed, white in colour (with a pink tinge), 8cm long and are borne in clusters. Flowering occures during late winter and spring. Following the flowering is the production of black berries with a bluish tinge.
Type
Exotic
Maintenance
Medium
Water use
Moderate
Lifecycle
Perennial
Container
One
Size
Small shrubs 0.5 - 3 metres
Root size
2.5 metres
Foliage
Evergreen
Zones
Moist temperate with hot summers,
Semi-arid with winter rain,
Moist temperate with warm summers,
Winter rains with dry summers
Soils
Sandy,
Loam,
Clay
Tolerances
Frost
Regions
Central Highlands Garden,
Yarra Valley Water plants