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Gardening with Indigenous Plants
Indigenous Plant Use
Identification & Control of Common Weeds
Botanical Name:Acrotriche serrulata
Common Name:honey pots
Status:DISABLED: Unavailable for now & possibly forever
Sold As:Tube ($2.00)
Plant
Type(s):
Ground Cover (up to 30 cm), Low Growing Shrub (30 cm to 1 m), Medium Shrub (1 to 2 m), Bird Attracting, Indigenous Plant Use
Indigenous Plant Use:Suck nectar from flowers, honey flavoured.CAUTION: Many plants are poisonous if not collected and prepared properly!
Growing
Conditions:
Partial Shade, Shade
Sandy, Clay, Well Drained
Size
(HxW):
30-60 cm high
Foliage:Leaves hairy and linear 3-11mm long x 0.5-2mm wide
Flowers:Translucent tubular greenish white on spikes, flowers filled with nectar, clustered on old wood from June to November. Small round white fruit.
General
Comments:
Dense, mounding shrub. Flowers edible. Grow under established trees. Well drained clay loams and skeletal soils, tolerating dry periods in open forests. Tolerates light frosts. Nectar attracts the birds.


Further
Information:
  1. Yarra Ranges Council (Victora, close to us)
  2. Royal Botanic Gardens Victoria (VICFLORA, technical, good photos)
  3. iNaturalist
  4. NatureMapr (Canberra)
  5. Royal Botanic Gardens (Kew UK, technical)


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