Baeckea imbricata
SPINDLY HEATH MYRTLE, COASTAL BAECKEA
Myrtaceae

 
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Plant type: evergreen shrub

Hardiness zones: 8-10

Sunlight: hot overhead sun to warm low sun

Soil Moisture: dry between watering to usually boggy

Soil: ordinary soil, enriched soil, mildly acidic to mildly alkaline

Tolerances: high wind, first line salt wind, light frost
1m
Plant habit
 
1m

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Origins: Australia, Sydney region region, NSW, QLD

Other Botanical Names: Baeckea crenulata var. tenella, B. diosmoides, Imbricaria tenella, Jungia imbricata, J. tenella, Mollia imbricata, Schidiomyrtus crenulata, S. sieberi, Stereoxylon crenulatum

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Baeckea imbricata
SPINDLY HEATH MYRTLE, COASTAL BAECKEA
Myrtaceae

 

  Plant type: evergreen shrub

Hardiness zones: 8-10

Sunlight: hot overhead sun to warm low sun

Soil Moisture: dry between watering to usually boggy

Soil: ordinary soil, enriched soil, mildly acidic to mildly alkaline

Tolerances: high wind, first line salt wind, light frost
1m
Plant habit
 
1m

FEATURES

Flowers: white

Flowering Time: early spring to late autumn

Leaves: crossed leaf arrangement


DESIGN

Garden Styles: suits mediterranean, coastal, cottage & bush designs

Uses: informal hedge, formal edging, informal edging, mass planting, border

Growth rate: average

Maintenance Level: average

Skill Level: average






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