Uses: Highly ornamental flowering ground cover for verges, raised beds, median strips, and embankments. Recommended for foliage, flower and form. Hardy in coastal locations.
Requires well-drained soils.
Attracts native birds and insects for food source and habitat.
Cultural use: Indigenous peoples soaked the flower spikes to make a sweet drink and dry cones to make implements.
Note: This species is provisionally classified schedule 2 by SA Water and requires written approval before being planted in any street or drainage area. It should not be planted closer than 3.5 metres to any sewer main or connection.