Spyridium parvifolium
| Dusty Miller | |
|---|---|
 | |
| prostrate form | |
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| (unranked): | Angiosperms |
| (unranked): | Eudicots |
| (unranked): | Rosids |
| Order: | Rosales |
| Family: | Rhamnaceae |
| Genus: | Spyridium |
| Species: | S.parvifolium |
| Binomial name | |
| Spyridium parvifolium (Hook.) F.Muell. | |
Spyridium parvifolium, Royal Tasmanian Botanical Gardens, Tasmania, Australia
Spyridium parvifolium (Dusty Miller) is a shrub in the family Rhamnaceae, endemic to South Australia, Victoria, Tasmania and New South Wales in Australia. It grows up to 3 metres in height and produces 2 to 3 mm long white flowers in small heads.[1]
Cultivation
Spyridium parvifolium has a degree of frost and drought tolerance, and adapts well to most soils and positions with adequate drainage. A prostrate form with the cultivar name 'Austraflora Nimbus', spreads to 1 metre across and is suited to coastal gardens, rockeries and containers.[2]
References
- ↑ New South Wales Flora Online: Spyridium parvifolium Royal Botanic Gardens & Domain Trust, Sydney, Australia.
- ↑ Greig, D. (1987). The Australian Gardener's Wildflower Catalogue. Australia: Angus & Robertson. ISBN 0207154600.
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