Botanical Name: Common Names:
Prostanthera saxicola Pigeon Blue Mint Bush,
Native: Foliage Type:
Yes Evergreen
Plant Type: Plant Habit:
Groundcovers, Hedging / Screening Dense, Prostrate, Shrub Like, Spreading
Description:
Small native evergreen spreading shrub with dark-green foliage and masses of small mauve flowers in Spring. Ideal to use for a groundcover and in containers. Will attract native bees and beneficial insects into the garden. Grows to 30cm tall x 60-100cm wide.
Mature Height: Mature Width:
15-30cm 60cm-1m
Position: Soil Type:
Full Sun, Semi Shade Any, Clay, Loam, Sandy, Well Drained
Landscape Use(s)
Bird Attracting, Borders / Shrubbery, Coastal Garden, Courtyard, Cut Flower, Foliage Feature / Colour, Fragrant Garden, Groundcover, Habitat, Hedging / Screening, Low Water Garden, Mass Planting, 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:
Lamiaceae Australia
Characteristics
Foliage Colour: Green
Flower Colour: Blue, Purple, White
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
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