Gardening with Indigenous Plants
Indigenous Plant Use
Identification & Control of Common Weeds
| Botanical Name: | Billardiera mutabilis synonym: Billardiera scandens |
| Common Name: | apple berry, apple dumpling, apple dumplings, changeable flowered billardier, climbing apple berry, snot berry |
| Sold As: | Tube ($2.00) |
| Plant Type(s): | Climber / Scrambler / Creeper, Bird Attracting, Popular (bulk), Nature Strip, Indigenous Plant Use |
| Indigenous Plant Use: | Fruit can be eaten raw when ripe or roasted when green.CAUTION: Many plants are poisonous if not collected and prepared properly! |
| Growing Conditions: | Full Sun, Partial Shade, Shade
Dry, Moist, Well Drained |
| Size (HxW): | Twining climber with brown stems remaining in lower shrub level. |
| Foliage: | Narrow elliptic soft green leaves, downy especially when new, edges wavy, 18-70 mm x 3-18 mm |
| Flowers: | Single greenish-yellow bell shaped flowers to 25 mm. Fruit is an edible, light green berry. Flowers June-January. |
| General Comments: | Grows under established trees. Twining climber with brown stems remaining in lower shrub level. Useful for low trellis. Birds like the nectar & berries. Frost and snow tolerant. |
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