Woody > Spyridium > Spyridium globulosum > Spyridium globulosum
Spyridium globulosum
Basket Bush
Origin: Western to Midwestern Australia.
| Family |
| Rhamnaceae |
| Genus |
| Spyridium |
| Species |
| globulosum |
| Category |
| Woody |
| Type |
| Shrub (evergreen) |
| USDA Hardiness Zone |
| 12 - 13 |
| Canadian Hardiness Zone |
| Requires cool season proetection under glass. |
| RHS Hardiness Zone |
| H1a |
| Temperature (°C) |
| 15 |
| Temperature (°F) |
| 55 |
| Height |
| 0.6 - 3 m |
| Spread |
| 1.8 - 2.4 m |
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Description and Growing Information
Flowering Period
| Landscape |
| Hedges, small tree or large shrub gardens, borders, informal gardens, cottages and as a specimen. |
| Cultivation |
| Plant in full sun to partial shade in moist but well-draining loamy, sandy or clay soils. If let to dry out too much leaves will curl inward. |
| Shape |
| Rounded. |
| Growth |
| Medium |
| Pests |
| None known. |
| Habitat |
| Dry sunny plains. |
| Bark/Stem Description |
| Thin, exfoliating non-showy bark. |
| Leaf Description |
| Soft rounded leaves that typically measure 1.5 - 5 cm long and 1.5 - 2.5 cm wide. Foliage can curl inward if drought-stressed. |
| Flower Description |
| Small, very dense, wooly, terminal to sub-terminal heads of simple flowers with 5 pinnate petals. |
| Colour Description |
| Silver-green foliage, white flowers and grey-burgundy bark. |
| Texture Description |
| Wooly. |
| Notable Specimens |
| Kings Park and Botanical Garden, Perth, Australia. |
| Propagation |
| Seed. |
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