Botanical Name: Common Names:
Homoranthus flavescens TBA
Native: Foliage Type:
Yes Evergreen
Plant Type: Plant Habit:
Groundcovers, Shrubs Horizontal Branching, Shrub Like, Spreading
Description:
Attractive low-growing spreading shrub with conifer like grey-green foliage and greenish-yellow flowers during Spring and into Summer. Great for growing on embankments. Grows approx. 50cm tall x 150cm wide.
Mature Height: Mature Width:
30-60cm 1-2m
Position: Soil Type:
Any, Full Sun, Semi Shade, Shade Loam, Sandy, Well Drained
Landscape Use(s)
Borders / Shrubbery, Coastal Garden, Embankment, Groundcover, Low Water Garden, Shady Garden, 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:
Myrtaceae Australia
Characteristics
Foliage Colour: Green
Flower Colour: Green, Yellow
Flower Fragrant: No
Flowering Season: Spring, Summer
Fruit: Insignificant
Requirements Tolerances
Growth Rate: Moderate
Maintenance Level: Low
Water Usage: Low
Drought: High
Frost: Moderate
Wind: Medium / Moderate