Pimelea ferruginea 'Snowball'
Common name: Rice Flower
Plant description
Mass displays of brilliant white flowers that are so profuse that they completely hide the foliage on a very compact mounding shrub are the key features of this adaptable rice flower. It makes a wonderful dwarf feature shrub for the front of a sunny garden bed or use it in a pot or rockery situation. Trim back behind the spent flower heads at the end of spring.
Additional plant information
Flowers
Flower colour: not specified
Flowering season: spring
Plant size
Maximum height: 1.2 metres
Minimum height: 1 metres
Maximum width: 0.6 metres
Minimum width: 0.5 metres
Sunlight, frost & salt tolerance
This plant will tolerate full sunlight.
Light frost tolerance.
Plant is salt tolerant.
Fauna attracting?
Yes. Attracts: Butterflies.
Climate
This plant species will grow in the following climates: temperate.
Soil types & conditions
Loam: dry, moist, well-drained.
Clay: dry, well-drained.
Sand: dry, moist, well-drained.
Soil pH: 5.5-6.5
Miscellaneous information
Native to: Australia.
Planting season: all year.
Types of fertiliser: low phosphorus.
