Platysace lanceolata ‘Edna Walling Flower Girl’

A compact, lightly suckering small shrub with tightly set tiny rounded leaves.  Creamy flower heads open from pink buds, making a lovely combination of colour from spring to summer. Flowers attract butterflies and dainty harmless native bees.   Use as a border, mass planting or pot.

 

Family : Apiaceae
Cultivar Name: Edna Walling Flower Girl
Plant Type : Small shrub, Ground cover
Width : 0.4
Flowering Time : Spring, Summer
Soil Type : Loamy, Sandy loam, Clay loam, Potting mix
Climate Zone : Sub-tropical, Warm temperate, Cool temperate, Mediterranean
Growth Habit : Evergreen, Dense foliage, Mound-shaped
Soil Moisture : Well-drained, Moist moderate drainage
Special Uses : Playground friendly
Scientific Name: Platysace lanceolata
Common Name : Platysace
Height : 0.3
Flower Color : White, Pink
pH Level : Acid, Neutral
Plant Environment : Low maintenance garden, Courtyard, Poolside, Container growing, Cottage garden, Flower garden, Coastal garden
Light : Sunny, Light shade, Half shade
Lifespan : Perennial
Frost Tolerance : Tolerates light frost
Attracts Wildlife : Bees, Butterflies