Detail
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Lasiopetalum discolor
Coast Velvet Bush
Notes

Uses: A highly ornamental but hardy foliage plant. Plant singly for contrast or grouped as an informal hedge, feature in borders, roadside verges and raised beds. Tolerates coastal exposure and can be planted as a wind-break.
Sand binding plant for coastal reserves and parks. Requires well-drained soils and responds to pruning to promote bushier growth.

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

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

  • Height 0.5-1.5m
  • Spread 0.6-2m
  • Position
    • position-fullsun Full Sun
    • position-partshade Part Shade
  • Family Sterculiaceae
  • Botanical Name Lasiopetalum discolor
  • Common Name Coast Velvet Bush
  • Origin SA, Vic, Tas, WA
  • Habit Multi-branched, Ascending to erect
  • Landscape Coast, Coastal cliffs, Coastal footslopes, 2nd line coast, Plains, Hills
  • Soil Texture Loam, Sand
  • pH Alkaline, Neutral
  • Tolerates Drought, Lime, Moderate frost, Soil salinity
  • Supplementary Watering Minimal
  • Flower Colour Mauve
  • Flowering Time Spring, Winter
  • Flower Type Star
  • Purpose Wind protection, Ornamental
  • Form Medium Shrub (Usually between 1.2m & 3.6m)