Tetratheca pilosa – Pink Eye

Tetratheca pilosa - Pink Eye
Tetratheca pilosa - Pink Eye

A small shrub that is rather insignificant when not in flower, but is enlivened by bright mauve-pink nodding flowers from winter through to summer. Naturally occurring in NSW, Victoria, South Australia and Tasmania in heathland and sclerophyll forest. Grows in sun to part shade.

Family : Elaeocarpaceae

Cultivar Name:

Plant Type : Small shrub

Width : 0.6

Flowering Time : Spring, Summer

Soil Type : Sandy, Loamy, Sandy loam, Clay loam

Climate Zone : Warm temperate, Cool temperate, Mediterranean, Cool

Growth Habit : Evergreen

Soil Moisture : Well-drained

Special Uses : Cut flower, Playground friendly

Scientific Name: Tetratheca pilosa

Common Name : Black Eyed Susan

Height : 0.6

Flower Color : Pink

pH Level : Neutral, Alkaline

Plant Environment : Container growing, Cottage garden, Flower garden, Coastal garden, Wildflower meadow

Light : Sunny, Light shade

Lifespan : Perennial

Frost Tolerance : Tolerates light frost

Attracts Wildlife :