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Babingtonia behrii
Broom Baeckea
Notes

Uses: Attractive flowering shrub for informal group plantings amongst other shrubs in mixed raised beds, verges or borders. Responds to pruning if needed.
Attracts nectar eating birds and insects.
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.


:EP: Eyre Peninsula
:SL: Southern Lofty
:KI: Kangaroo Island
:SE: South Eastern
 
For detail on these regions refer to the user guide.

  • Height 0.5-2m
  • Spread 0.5-0.8m
  • Position
    • position-fullsun Full Sun
    • position-partshade Part Shade
  • Family Mytaceae
  • Botanical Name Babingtonia behrii
  • Common Name Broom Baeckea
  • Origin SA, Vic, NSW, WA,
  • Habit Erect
  • Landscape 2nd line coast, Coastal footslopes, Plains, Footslopes, Hills
  • Soil Texture Clay, Loam, Sand
  • pH Acidic, Alkaline, Neutral
  • Tolerates Drought, Lime, Moderate frost
  • Supplementary Watering Minimal
  • Flower Colour Pink
  • Flowering Time Spring, Winter
  • Flower Type Open-petalled
  • Form Medium Shrub (Usually between 1.2m & 3.6m)
  • Indigenous to the Adelaide Region