Uses: A highly ornamental but hardy foliage plant. Plant singly for contrast or grouped as an informal low hedge, feature in borders, roadside verges and raised beds. Responds to pruning to retain shape. Attracts nectar eating birds and insects. Requires well-drained soils.
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.
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.