Versatile shrub with an upright habit of 2-2.5m high and 1.5 metres wide with ends of stems weeping but not pendulous. This plant will do better with good watering particularly if planted in sand, in addition to mulching. Red flowers are produced in spring and summer. This plant is a nectar and seed source for birds.
- Type
- Native
- Maintenance
- Medium
- Water use
- Moderate
- Lifecycle
- Perennial
- Container
- One
- Size
- Small shrubs 0.5 - 3 metres
- Root size
- 2.5 metres
- Foliage
- Evergreen
- Zones
- Semi-arid with summer rain, Moist temperate with hot summers, Arid interior, Semi-arid with winter rain, Moist temperate with warm summers, Winter rains with dry summers
- Soils
- Sandy, Loam, Clay
- Tolerances
- Wind
- Regions
- Yarra Valley Water plants, Habitat plants, Melbourne International Flower and Garden Show 2011
- Shade levels
- Sun/shade
- Flowering seasons
- Spring, Summer
- Colours
- Red
- Gardens
- Subtropical