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Verticordia nitens

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Botanical Name: Common Names:

Verticordia nitens Christmas Morrison,

Native: Foliage Type:

Yes Evergreen

Plant Type: Plant Habit:

Shrubs Rounded, Shrub Like

Description:

Small evergreen native shrub with dense green foliage and masses of fluffy orange flowers during Summer. Perfect for native garden beds and coastal gardens. Great cut flower. Grows approx. 1m tall x 1m wide.

Mature Height: Mature Width:

60cm-1m 60cm-1m

Position: Soil Type:

Full Sun Sandy, Well Drained

Landscape Use(s)

Borders / Shrubbery, Coastal Garden, Cut Flower, Habitat, Low Water Garden, Native Garden

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: Orange

Flower Fragrant: No

Flowering Season: Summer

Fruit: Insignificant

Requirements Tolerances

Growth Rate: Moderate

Maintenance Level: Low

Water Usage: Low

Drought: Medium / Moderate

Frost: Moderate

Wind: High

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