Shape | Dense, rounded and upright. |
Landscape | Screen, windbreak and garden planting. |
Propagation | Seed, softwood cutting and semi-hardwood cutting. |
Cultivation | Full sun and partial-shade. Well drained soils with a pH of neutral and alkaline. Prefers sandy loam, clay loam and saline soils. Drought and frost tolerant. |
Notable Specimens | Kings Park and Botanical Garden, Perth, Australia. |
Habitat | Limestone in flats or salty sites. |
Leaf Description | The leaves do not have a stock, are clustered together and are linear to lance-shaped. 14 - 40 mm long and 1 - 6 mm wide. The leaves and stems are covered with powder-like short, matted hairs. |
Flower Description | Arranged singly in the leaf axils on stalk which is 10 - 16 mm long. 5 sepals that are narrow egg-shaped to triangular. The petals are 14 - 24 mm long, tubular-shaped with 5 lobes at the end. The sepals and petals have short fine hairs. |
Fruit Description | Flattened and dry with papery wings. |
Colour Description | The foliage is silvery-grey. The flowers are orange, yellow or pink. |