A sub-shrub from New South Wales and Queensland, this plant grows to 1m in height. It has silver foliage and upright light mauve-blue flowers over summer. Whilst very tolerant of dry conditions it is sensitive to frost but recovers readily during spring. Silver Spurflower is consistently one of the favourite savewater plants on the Melbourne International Flower and Garden Display.
- Type
- Native
- Maintenance
- Medium
- Water use
- Moderate
- Lifecycle
- Perennial
- Container
- One
- Size
- Small shrubs 0.5 - 3 metres
- Foliage
- Evergreen
- Zones
- 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, Melbourne International Flower and Garden Show 2011
- Shade levels
- Full sun, Sun/shade
- Flowering seasons
- Autumn
- Colours
- Blue, Purple
- Gardens
- Cottage