Uses: A highly ornamental but hardy foliage plant. Plant singly for as an accent plant or grouped as an informal hedge, screen or barrier in low traffic areas due to its prickly foliage.
Attracts nectar eating birds and insects.
Caution: Potentially invasive due to its vegetative reproduction, do not plant near conservation areas or coastal reserves.
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.