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Cassinia Aculeata

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Common Name:
COMMON CASSINIA

PLEASE NOTE: Orders are by full tray only. Each tray contains 40 plants. When ordering, please choose how many trays you would like.


WHAT IT LOOKS LIKE:

  • Erect shrub 1-2.5m high with narrow aromatic dark-green leaves 1-3cm long, and downy branches. 
  • Flowering creamy white or straw coloured, summer-autumn.

WHERE IT GROWS & WHY:

  • Noted mainly east of the Olympic Highway, and south of Billabong Creek.
  • Sclerophyll forest, woodland and heath on sandy or gravely soils. 
  • Moist, well-drained soil and semi-shade. 
  • Tolerates dry soil, full sun and drought.

MANAGEMENT/SIGNIFICANCE:

  • Fast-growing pioneer. Short-lived. Adaptable. Flowers may cause dermatitis. 
  • Useful for quick low-level cover in windbreaks.
  • Colonises bare sites.
  • May be food source for native birds including the Red-rumped Parrot, Turquoise Parrot, Yellow Rosella and Eastern Rosella. 
  • Valuable screen and specimen due to long, prolific flowering. Remove old flowerheads and prune heavily to promote flowering and dense growth. 
  • Foliage used in cut flower arrangements.

SIMILAR SPECIES: 

  • Distinguish Cassinias by leaves. Cassinia Aculeata (Common Cassinia) has shorter and more narrow leaves than Cassinia Longifolia (Shiny Cassinia), and a different flowering time.

 

 

 

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