This sweet-smelling open shrub is quite ungainly when young but becomes more attractive when mature, growing up to 2.5m. Its branches are thorny and flowers-- produced in summer--are creamy-white in colour and fragranced. It produces brown fruits after flowering and is attractive to butterflies. Very hardy in a wide range of soils and conditions, it is found in all Australian states and territories but the Northern Territory. Sweet Bursaria is a member of the Pittosporaceae family.
- Type
- Native
- Maintenance
- Medium
- Water use
- Minimal
- Lifecycle
- Perennial
- Container
- One
- Size
- Small shrubs 0.5 - 3 metres
- Root size
- 4 metres
- Foliage
- Deciduous
- 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
- Frost
- Regions
- Central Highlands Garden, Yarra Valley Water plants
- Shade levels
- Sun/shade
- Flowering seasons
- Summer, Autumn
- Colours
- Green, White
- Gardens
- Native