Eutaxia obovata egg and bacon plant

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The little tubestock plants are covered in honey-gold flowers, so imagine a full-grown shrub of this in spring, glowing with little pea blooms and alive with butterflies feeding on the nectar. Egg-and-bacon plant breakfast for them, and an eggs-and-bacon fry up for you - it's the perfect start to the day!

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Description

Eutaxia obovata – egg and bacon plant

APPEARANCE: Compact native flowering shrub, informal in shape, covered with lightly fragrant, yellow-orange and red pea-shaped flowers in spring. Found in moist eucalypt forests on the west coast of Australia but fairly adaptable to garden cultivation in other locations.
USE IN: Mixed borders, mass planting, native gardens, coastal gardens. Suitable for pots and containers.
LOCATION: Dappled shade to semi shaded position in the garden, in moist soil. Tolerates most soil types. Plant in moist free draining soil rich in organic matter. A potting mix rich with peat moss or humus is ideal. Will tolerate light overnight frost once established.
CARE: Mulch and water well, prune after flowering for a tidy look and to prolong the plant's health and life. Feed with a slow release native fertiliser during spring
HEIGHT & WIDTH: 0.5 - 1m H x 0.5 - 1 m W.
YOUR PLANTS: These plants are tube-stock plants, healthy young plants with new roots that will establish quickly in your garden. The pot size is 80mm high and 42 mm wide

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