Tetratheca - black-eyed Susan

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$6.65

Dainty little native shrub that is smothered in hot pink bell flowers in late winter-spring. Looks at home tumbling over a rockery or in a mixed flowering bed. Likes sunshine with a little shade, and free draining slightly acid soil. Grow it in a pot if you have clay or alkaline soil, it will flower very happily there.

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Description

Tetratheca thymifolia - black-eyed Susan, thyme pink-bells

APPEARANCE : Dainty native flowering mounding shrub found along the eastern seaboard. Tiny (thyme-like) evergreen leaves, deep pink-magenta four-petalled flowers in late winter into spring.
USES: Native and cottage gardens, rockeries, containers.
PLANTING: Plant in free-draining slightly acid soil with plenty of organic matter for best results. Tolerates a light overnight frost; likes sun or dappled shade.
CARE: Water regularly - don't let plants dry out or become waterlogged. A light trim once flowering has finished will help give the plant shape and encourage new growth. Follow with an application of a slow release fertiliser for natives.
HEIGHT & WIDTH: 0.5-1m H x 0.5-0.8m W.
YOUR PLANTS: These are tubestock plants, healthy young plants with new roots that will establish quickly in your garden. The pot size is 80 mm x 42 mm wide.

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