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Gardening with Indigenous Plants
Indigenous Plant Use
Identification & Control of Common Weeds
Botanical Name:Pomaderris racemosa
Common Name:cluster pomaderris , slender pomaderris
Sold As:Tube ($2.00)
Plant
Type(s):
Tall Shrub (2 to 6 m), Bird Attracting, Butterfly Attracting, Insect Attracting
Growing
Conditions:
Partial Shade, Shade
Moist, Well Drained
Size
(HxW):
2-5 m x 1-2 m
Foliage:Egg-shaped to broadly elliptic, thin dark green leaves, 15-20 mm x 8-12 mm, few hairs and conspicuous veins on upper surface, paler, densely hairy below. Broad tip, depressions along margins.
Flowers:Narrow terminal and axillary sprays 2-4 cm long of small hairy cream flowers. Petals absent. October-November
General
Comments:
Taller screening plant under trees, in moist soil that drains. Can be pruned. Will tolerate some sun. Frost tolerant.


Further
Information:
  1. Whitehorse Council
  2. Yarra Ranges Council (Victora, close to us)
  3. Royal Botanic Gardens Victoria (VICFLORA, technical, good photos)
  4. Wikipedia (free online encyclopedia)
  5. iNaturalist
  6. Royal Botanic Gardens (Kew UK, technical)


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