Uses: Can be used as a screen, informal or formal hedge for wider verges, nature strips, parks and reserves. Slightly prickly suitable as a barrier in low traffic areas.
Fast growing and responds well to pruning. Useful for poorly drained sites.
Attracts nectar eating birds and butterflies. Dense copses are excellent refuges for native birds.
Note: Although this species is not classified under the Sewerage Act, it is recommended that it 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.

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