Uses: Attractive and hardy ornamental, suitable in mixed native landscapes, street verges and median strips as a background shrub, low barrier, wind-break and soil control. Requires good drainage. Responds to pruning. Profuse flowering, bird and insect attracting.
Cultural use: Indigenous peoples used nearly every part of this genus in their day-to-day lives. Fibre and bark for clothing and swaddling babies, drinks made from the nectar, wood and stems for implements and to construct shelters.