Spacing & sowing

Plant spacing

6 ft 7 in

In-row spacing

6 ft 7 in

Between rows

8 ft 2 in

Square-foot density

Not suited to SFG

Growing

Type

Shrub · Perennial

Botanical family

Mixed / other

Sunlight

Full sun

Feeding

Rose & flower

Frost tolerant

Yes

Flowering

March

Through the year

• Feb–Mar Bud Break
• Mar–May Flowering
• May–Dec Growing
• Jan–Feb Growing

Companions

Grevillea, Callistemon (Bottlebrush), Lomandra, Westringia

Pests & problems

• Psyllids Psyllid insects and the lerps they build
• Scale insects Scale insects along the stems
• Phytophthora root and foot rot Phytophthora root disease
• Root & crown rot Root rot in soil that drains poorly

Garden allies

Beneficial predators that hunt this plant's pests — grow their favourite flowers nearby to recruit them. ★ companion plant

• Ladybird (lady beetle) Coccinellidae
  Hunts Scale insectsPsyllids

  The gardener’s favorite ally: adults and their alligator-shaped larvae each eat thousands of aphids, plus scale, mealybugs, and other soft-bodied sap-suckers. Grow flat, open flowers for the adults and never spray a colony that ladybird larvae are already working.

  Plant nearby CalendulaCilantroCosmosDillFennelYarrow
• Hoverfly Syrphidae
  Hunts Scale insects

  Bee-mimicking flies whose legless larvae graze aphid colonies clean while the adults pollinate. A ribbon of shallow, nectar-rich flowers kept in bloom all season recruits wave after wave of them.

  Plant nearby CalendulaChamomileFennelFrench marigoldPhaceliaSweet alyssum