Spyridium parvifolium|Dusty Miller
Cardinia indigenous plant guide
- Description
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Spreading shrub with densely hairy stems, often rusty.
- Size (W x H)
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1-2m x 1-3m
- Leaves
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Dark green elliptic to roundish hairy, strongly veined leaves, 4-18mm x 3-13mm, with notched tips, whitish, densely hairy below. A form from the Dandenongs has leaves 25mm or more long.
- Flowers
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Tight flat clusters of tiny honey-scented flowers at the ends of branches, surrounded by hairy white floral leaves.
- Flower colour
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White
- Flower time
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July to November
- Growing conditions
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Moist well drained soils of moist forests and heathland. Frost tolerant. Some forms snow tolerant. Semi shade to dappled shade.
- Commonly used for
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An attractive shrub flowering for a long time, producing a distinctive honey fragrance when planted en masse. Pruning beneficial. A low form from NSW is available commercially.
- Available at indigenous nursery
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- Attracts birds
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- Photo gallery
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- Acknowledgement
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Thank you to Shire of Yarra Ranges for assistance in compiling this directory
