Aussie Salt Bush is Plant of the Week

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pt 2 Silver leafed plants Scientific name:Rhagodia spinescens Common Name: Aussie flat bush; spiny saltbush Family: Chenopodiaceae Height: 0.5-1.5m tall by 1.5-4metres wide. Flowers:January -April, tiny cream panicles, fairly insignificant. Conditions: frost and mildly drought tolerant, best suited for temperate and semi-arid regions. Location: tolerant of soil types and will grow in full sun or dry shade. Uses: prune to shape as a hedge or leave to make a groundcover. Quite a vigorous grower and hugs the ground so makes great habitat for native reptiles and small birds.

Ozbreed has a compact form makes a great ground cover and performs better if it is pruned annually or more often if a manicured look is desired. 30-50cm x 1m wide

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