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Plant type: herbaceous soft-wooded perennial Hardiness zones: 3-10 Sunlight: hot overhead sun to warm low sun Soil Moisture: dry between watering to occasionally flooded Soil: ordinary soil, enriched soil, mildly acidic to mildly alkaline Tolerances: heavy frost |
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Garden Styles: suits mediterranean & cottage designs Uses: border Growth rate: average Maintenance Level: average Skill Level: average Animals: butterfly attracting | ||||||||
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Karen, Coffs Harbour NSW
Encourage water dragons and blue tongue lizards with a small pond. They eat heaps of snails, slugs, grubs and grasshoppers and are fun to watch.
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