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Cassinia laevis
Curry Bush
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Uses: Plant gets its common name "Curry Bush' due to the pungent curry like aroma from the foliage.
Great habitat plant for native flora . Ants and other insects eat the seeds.

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

  
: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 2-4m
  • Spread 1-2m
  • Position
    • position-partshade Part Shade
  • Family Asteraceae
  • Botanical Name Cassinia laevis
  • Common Name Curry Bush
  • Origin SA, Qld, NSW
  • Habit Dense, Busy
  • Landscape Footslopes, Hills, Plains
  • Soil Texture Clay, Loam, Sand
  • pH Acidic, Alkaline, Neutral
  • Tolerates Drought, Moderate frost
  • Supplementary Watering Minimal
  • Flower Colour Cream
  • Flowering Time Spring
  • Flower Type Clusters
  • Purpose Habitat, Ornamental
  • Form Medium Shrub (Usually between 1.2m & 3.6m)
  • Indigenous to the Adelaide Region