Uses: In verges, median streets, parks and reserves. Planted singly as a colourful background in mixed plantings or en-mass as a barrier or informal hedge. Prune after flowering for dense habit. Bird and insect attracting.
Requires well-drained soils.
Note: This species is provisionally classified schedule 1, Regulation 24.2 under the Sewerage Act. Written approval is required prior to planting in streets or roads. It should not be planted closer than two metres to any sewer main or connection.