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. |
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