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Frankenia pauciflora
Sea-heath
Notes

Uses: Hardy ground cover particularly useful for rocky coastal locations. Suitable for mixed native plantings in parks and reserves.
Requires well-drained soils.

This plant is indigenous to the following botanical regions of South Australia.

    
:GT: Gairdner-Torrens   
:FR: Flinders Rangers  
:EA: Eastern   
:EP: Eyre Peninsula
:NL: Northern Lofty
:MU: Murray
:YP: Yorke Peninsula
:SL: Southern Lofty
:KI: Kangaroo Island
:SE: South Eastern
 
For detail on these regions refer to the user guide.

  • Height 0.2-0.3m
  • Spread 0.3-1m
  • Position
    • position-fullsun Full Sun
    • position-partshade Part Shade
  • Family Frankeniaceae
  • Botanical Name Frankenia pauciflora
  • Common Name Sea-heath
  • Origin SA, Vic, NSW, WA, Qld, Tas
  • Habit Prostrate, Spreading
  • Landscape Coast, Coastal cliffs, Plains, 2nd line coast
  • Soil Texture Clay, Loam, Sand
  • pH Acidic, Alkaline, Neutral
  • Tolerates Drought, Moderate frost, Soil salinity
  • Supplementary Watering Minimal
  • Flower Colour Pink
  • Flowering Time Summer, Winter
  • Flower Type Open-petalled
  • Purpose Habitat, Ornamental
  • Form Groundcover
  • Indigenous to the Adelaide Region