Botanical Name: Common Names:
Agonis flexuosa Nana Dwarf Willow Myrtle, Willow Peppermint, WA Peppermint,
Native: Foliage Type:
Yes Evergreen
Plant Type: Plant Habit:
Hedging / Screening, Shrubs Dense, Rounded
Description:
Small compact native shrub with bright green willowy foliage and bronze to red tips. It has a weeping habit and small white flowers in Spring. This is the perfect plant for a dense compact low hedge or border and looks great when planted as a mass planting.
Mature Height: Mature Width:
1-2m 60cm-1m
Position: Soil Type:
Full Sun, Semi Shade Any, Well Drained
Landscape Use(s)
Bird Attracting, Borders / Shrubbery, Coastal Garden, Courtyard, Cut Flower, Erosion Control, Feature, Foliage Feature / Colour, Formal Garden, Habitat, Hedging / Screening, Low Water Garden, Mass Planting, Rockery, Shady Garden, Verge, Container / Pot, Under Trees
Pests & Diseases: Generally trouble free, Myrtlepest And Disease Rust
Cultural Notes: A hardy low maintenance plant once established will require little care. Can be pruned to desired size or shape.
Plant Care
Keep moist during dry periods, Low phosphorus slow release fertiliser, Mulch well
Family Name: Origin:
Myrtaceae Australia
Characteristics
Foliage Colour: Brown, Green, Red
Flower Colour: White
Flower Fragrant: No
Flowering Season: Spring
Fruit: Yes
Requirements Tolerances
Growth Rate: Fast
Maintenance Level: Low
Water Usage: Low
Drought: High
Frost: Moderate, High
Wind: High