Botanical Name: Common Names:
Bauera rubioides Compact White Dwarf River Rose,
Native: Foliage Type:
Yes Evergreen
Plant Type: Plant Habit:
Hedging / Screening, Shrubs Dense, Shrub Like, Spreading
Description:
Low growing evergreen native shrub with unique, dense, shiny-green compact foliage and masses of small white flowers in spring and summer. A great bee attractor that is found growing in shady areas along side of a creek. Great to use as a low growing feature. Grows approx. 40cm H x 120cm W.
Mature Height: Mature Width:
30-60cm 1-2m
Position: Soil Type:
Semi Shade, Shade Any, Clay, Loam, Sandy, Well Drained
Landscape Use(s)
Borders / Shrubbery, Courtyard, Embankment, Hedging / Screening, Mass Planting, Playgrounds, Rockery, Shady Garden, Wetlands, Container / Pot, Native Garden, Under Trees
Pests & Diseases: Generally trouble free
Cultural Notes:
Plant Care
Keep moist during dry periods, Low phosphorus slow release fertiliser, Mulch well
Family Name: Origin:
Baueraceae Australia
Characteristics
Foliage Colour: Green
Flower Colour: White
Flower Fragrant: No
Flowering Season: Spring, Summer
Fruit: Insignificant
Requirements Tolerances
Growth Rate: Moderate
Maintenance Level: Low
Water Usage: High, Medium / Moderate
Drought: Low
Frost: Moderate
Wind: Medium / Moderate