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Billardiera Scandens
Common name: Hairy Apple Berry
- I grow best: Part shade/half sun
- Perennial, Height up to 1.5m
- Frost & drought tolerant
- Ground cover/climber
- Sandy soil/adaptable
- Flowers – Spring
- Attracts – Bees, Nectar eating birds, butterflies & insects
- Edible fruit
- Eastern Suburb Banksia Scrub
Looks like: Scrambling shrub with climbing branches, silky hairy new shoots. Leaves, are narrow ovate. Flowers on a long tube greenish yellow to cream in colour. Hairy fruit long and cylindrical.
Habitat: Open forest and woodland Coast and Ranges all around Australia
Family | Pittosporaceae |
Plant Type | Small shrub, Ground cover, Climber |
Width | 3 |
Flowering Time | Spring, All year |
Soil Type | Sandy, Clay, Loamy, Sandy loam, Clay loam, Saline, Poor soil |
Climate Zone | Sub-tropical, Warm temperate, Cool temperate, Mediterranean |
Growth Habit | Evergreen, Dense foliage, Spreading |
Soil Moisture | Dry, Well-drained, Moist moderate drainage |
Special Uses | Edible, Decorative fruit, Honey producing plant, Pollution tolerant, Fast growing, Playground friendly |
Height | 1.5 |
Flower Colour | White, Pink |
pH Level | Acid, Neutral, Alkaline |
Plant Environment | Low maintenance garden, Container growing, Cottage garden, Coastal garden, Drought resistant |
Light | Sunny, Light shade, Half shade, Heavy shade |
Lifespan | Perennial |
Frost Tolerance | Tolerates light frost |
Attracts Wildlife | Bees, Nectar eating birds, Butterflies, Other insects |
Distribution:
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Traditional uses: Aboriginal people ate the fruits of this climber. They are best eaten as they ripen and fall from the vine. The tough leaves were used to weave dilly bags and make baskets.
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