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Halgania cyanea
Mallee Blue-flower, Rough Blue-flower
Notes

Uses: A slow growing ornamental perennial or suckering dwaf shrub. Suitable for rockeries, embankments, verges, and nature strips as a spreading ground cover. Also suitable as an understorey planting in mixed native landscapes. Requires well-drained soils. Plants are rejuvenated by harsh pruning. Effective for weed suppression and soil control.

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

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

  • Height 0.3-0.9m
  • Spread 0.5-1.5m
  • Position
    • position-fullsun Full Sun
  • Family Boraginaceae
  • Botanical Name Halgania cyanea
  • Common Name Mallee Blue-flower, Rough Blue-flower
  • Origin SA, VIC, NSW, QLD, WA, NT
  • Habit Dwarf, Spreading
  • Landscape Plains, Desert dunes, Watercourse
  • Soil Texture Sand, Loam
  • pH Acidic, Alkaline, Neutral
  • Tolerates Drought, Lime, Moderate frost
  • Supplementary Watering Minimal
  • Flower Colour Blue
  • Flowering Time Spring, Winter
  • Flower Type Open-petalled
  • Purpose Ornamental, Erosion
  • Form Low shrub (Up to 1.2m)
  • Indigenous to the Adelaide Region