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Rhagodia preissii
Soft Salt Bush
Notes

Uses: Small hardy plant best grown in free draining soils.
Can be used to help bind soil and reduce erosion.

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

   
:NU: Nullarbor   
:GT: Gairdner-Torrens      
:EP: Eyre Peninsula
:MU: Murray
:YP: Yorke Peninsula
:SL: Southern Lofty
:KI: Kangaroo Island

For detail on these regions refer to the user guide.

  • Height 1-2m
  • Spread 1.5-2.5m
  • Position
    • position-fullsun Full Sun
  • Family Chenopodiaceae
  • Botanical Name Rhagodia preissii
  • Common Name Soft Salt Bush
  • Origin SA, WA
  • Habit Spreading
  • Landscape Coastal cliffs, Coastal dunes, Coastal footslopes, 2nd line coast, Plains
  • Soil Texture Loam, Sand
  • pH Acidic, Alkaline, Neutral
  • Tolerates Drought, Moderate frost, Lime, Soil salinity
  • Supplementary Watering Minimal
  • Flower Colour Green
  • Flowering Time Winter, Spring
  • Flower Type Panicles
  • Purpose Erosion, Ornamental
  • Evergreen/Deciduous Evergreen
  • Form Medium Shrub (Usually between 1.2m & 3.6m)