Tough sticky-leaved shrub of the Australian and global tropical and subtropical dry country, with papery winged seed capsules that look like clusters of pink, red, or purple paper lanterns. An exceptional dry-climate coastal and inland windbreak.
Hardiness ratings
| System | Rating | Temperature range | How to read it |
|---|---|---|---|
| USDA hardiness zone | Zone 8–11 | −12.2 °C to 10 °C | Plant tolerates down to this zone |
| RHS hardiness rating | H3 | −5 °C to 1 °C | Plant needs at least this level of cold tolerance |
| Canadian plant hardiness zone | Zone 9 | −1 °C and warmer | Plant tolerates down to this zone |
| Australian (ANBG) zone | Zone 3–7 | −5 °C and warmer | Plant tolerates down to this zone |
Growing notes
- Salt tolerant, wind tolerant, drought tolerant — among the toughest pioneer shrubs available for windbreak in dry coastal and inland Australia, and similar climates worldwide
- Naturally widespread across Australia, southern Asia, Africa, the Americas and the Pacific — one of the most widely native shrubs in the world
- Purple-leaved cultivar (‘Purpurea’) is the standard ornamental form, with deep purple-bronze leaves and pink-red papery seed capsules
- Fast establishing — useful as a nurse shrub on hot exposed sites while slower long-term trees grow
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