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Frankenia pauciflora var. fruticulosa
Southern Sea-heath
Notes

Uses: Hardy ground cover in garden beds, rock gardens and for mixed native plantings. Also can be used to soften the edges of a container. Requires well-drained soils.

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


:LE: Lake Eyre   
:NU: Nullarbor   
:GT: Gairdner-Torrens    
:EP: Eyre Peninsula
:YP: Yorke Peninsula
:SL: Southern Lofty
:KI: Kangaroo Island
:SE: South Eastern
 
For detail on these regions refer to the user guide.

  • Height 0.1-0.1m
  • Spread 0.8-1m
  • Position
    • position-fullsun Full Sun
    • position-partshade Part Shade
  • Family Frankeniaceae
  • Botanical Name Frankenia pauciflora var. fruticulosa
  • Common Name Southern Sea-heath
  • Origin SA
  • Habit Prostrate, Spreading
  • Landscape Desert dunes, Plains
  • 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
  • Evergreen/Deciduous Evergreen
  • Form Groundcover
  • Indigenous to the Adelaide Region