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Botanical Name:Leucopogon virgatus
synonym:   Choristemon humilis
Common Name:common beard heath
Sold As:Tube ($2.00)
Plant
Type(s):
Low Growing Shrub (30 cm to 1 m), Bird Attracting, Indigenous Plant Use
Indigenous Plant Use:The berries can be eaten.CAUTION: Many plants are poisonous if not collected and prepared properly!
Growing
Conditions:
Full Sun, Partial Shade
Sandy, Infertile, Well Drained
Size
(HxW):
up to 50 cm high
Foliage:Erect, concave, lance-shaped leaves ending in a sharp point.
Flowers:Flowers are white from June to October. Small dense spikes of fragrant densely bearded, bell-shaped flowers, crowded in axils near the ends of branchlets.
General
Comments:

Erect wiry shrub. Birds like the berries as did the aboriginals. Tolerates hard pruning.

Well drained infertile or sandy soils in heathlands and light open forests. Frost and snow tolerant.



Further
Information:
  1. Yarra Ranges Council (Victora, close to us)
  2. Royal Botanic Gardens Victoria (VICFLORA, technical, good photos)
  3. NatureMapr (Canberra)
  4. Royal Botanic Gardens (Kew UK, technical)


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