Features:

• Evergreen shrub
• Native to Australia
• Fast-growing
• Large mauve-pink flowers with red centers
• Dense, bright foliage
• Insect attractant
• Naturally rounded habit

Position:

Full sun to partial shade

Ideal For:

• Container plant
• Hedging
• Screening
• Pot plant

Plant Apart:

Height at Maturity:

2m

Environmental Requirements:

• Soil:
• Prefers well-drained soil
• Will tolerate loam and sand soils but not clays
• Climate:
• Tolerant to hot and dry spots in the garden
• Subtropical, warm temperate, mediterranean climates
• Durability:
• Tolerates light frost
• Salt tolerant

Care:

• Requires little maintenance once required
• Fertilise with a low pH fertiliser annually late spring
• Prune after spring flowering

Design:

• Coastal garden
• Cottage gardens
• Mediterranean gardens