Uses: In verges, median streets, parks and reserves. Planted singly as a ornamental in mixed plantings or en-mass as a barrier, wind-break or informal hedge. Attracts nectar eating butterflies.
Prune after flowering for dense habit.
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.

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

:GT: Gairdner-Torrens   
:FR: Flinders Rangers   
: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.