Aussie Salt Bush is Plant of the Week

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.   <p>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 </p> Listen to the podcast to find out more I'm talking with Adrian O’Malley, native plant expert and officianado