Myoporum bateae

Label description

Rare large shrub to 3mH x 2mW with open habit. Long narrow drooping leaves. Small pink flowers along branches in spring and summer. Prefers semi-shade to shade with freely draining but moist subsoil.

Family

Scrophulariaceae

Genus

Myoporum

Species

bateae

Form

Parentage

Category

Large Shrub

Distribution

Wet gullies and along stream banks on the South Coast of New South Wales

Height

3 metres

Width

2 metres

Suggested use

Screen

Drainage

Draining Soils

Frost tolerance

Tolerates -7 degrees

Flowering months

September to February

Sun tolerance

Part Shade, Shade

Flower colour

Pink

Rating

G.Lay (1,3), B.Walcott (2,4)