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Musk Bush (Tetradenia riparia)

03/10/2022 By

Perennial shrub with profuse white flowers in spring. Shrub is partially deciduous.

Other Names: Misty Plume Bush, Ibozane

Origin: South Africa

Size: 2m high, 1m spread

Growing conditions: full sun to partial shade

Propagation: semi-hardwood cuttings

Growing tips: Prune back after flowering.

Use: Ornamental bush that attracts beneficial insects. Leaves have medicinal properties.

Availability in shop: all year, best in summer

Filed Under: Know Your Plants, Nursery Plants Tagged With: insect attracting, Musk Bush, ornamental

Cats Whiskers (Orthosiphon aristatus)

03/10/2022 By

Perennial native shrub with beautiful white or purple flowers.

Other Names: Java Tea

Origin: India, south-east Asia, Tropical Queensland

Size: 1m high, 1m spread

Growing conditions: full sun to partial shade

Propagation: semi-hardwood cuttings

Growing tips: Prune regularly to keep it compact.

Use: Flowers attract bees. Leaves are used as herbal remedy.

Availability in shop: all year, best in summer

Filed Under: Know Your Plants, Nursery Plants Tagged With: Cats Whiskers, insect attracting, native

Dogbane (Coleus caninus)

20/03/2019 By

Perennial ground cover for hot, dry conditions.

Other Names: Scaredy Cat Plant

Origin: East Africa and Southern Asia

Size: 0.3m high, 1.2m spread

Growing conditions: full sun

Propagation: Very hardy. Easy to propagate from cuttings.

Growing tips: Dogbane likes hot, dry and sunny conditions providing a superb display of lavender coloured flowers in Winter and sporadically throughout the year.

Use: Perennial ground cover for under fruit trees. Said to deter cats and dogs.

Availability in shop: all year, best in summer

Filed Under: Know Your Plants, Nursery Plants Tagged With: Dogbane, ground cover, insect attracting

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Yandina Community Gardens acknowledges and pays respect to the Traditional Owners of the land, the Gubbi Gubbi (Kabi Kabi) people, past and present and emerging. We recognise and wish to learn from their spiritual and cultural connection to the land.

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