White Weeping Broom


Photo: SA DWLBC		White Weeping Broom Retama monosperma* and R. raetam* Trees and Shrubs South Australia Region

	A shrub to about 3 m tall by 6 m wide. Plants are grey-green with slender, drooping branches and tiny leaves. Flowers are white, pea-like and fragrant. A similar looking closely related species, White Weeping Broom (Retama monosperma), is a popular garden plant in Australia and also a potential weed. White Weeping Broom is spreading on the Yorke and Eyre Peninsulas and eastern Mt. Lofty Ranges.

HOW IT SPREADS Each plant produces thousands of long-lived seeds. It is a very drought-tolerant making it a serious threat in dry regions and during drought years.





Additional suggested alternatives: white plume grevillea (Grevillea leucopteris), South Australian swamp paperbark (Melaleuca halmaturorum), dryland tea tree (Melaleuca lanceolata)

Alternative Plants


Photo: Gondwana Landscapes & Consultancy and State Flora		Callistemon Wilderness White Callistemon 'Wilderness White' Trees and Shrubs

	Ideal for low-maintenance screens or hedges, this calistemon bears large white bottlebrush flowers in spring, irresistible to native birds. Grows to 3m tall and 2m wide. Pruning will promote flowering in this hardy, sun-loving shrub.

Photo: Gondwana Landscapes & Consultancy and State Flora		Christmas bush Bursaria spinosa Trees and Shrubs

	Indigenous to many areas across SA. Bursaria spinosa forms a hardy ornamental feature tree, informal hedge, screen or barrier in low traffic areas due to its prickly foliage. Growing 2 to 4m by 1 to 3m , the Christmas bush responds to pruning. Will attract butterflies to your garden.

Photo: Macbird Floraprint		Coastal Rosemary Westringia fruticosa Trees and Shrubs

	A hardy shrub that will grow to 2.5 m tall by 2.5 m wide. It will grow in full-sun or part-shade and prefers moist but well-drained soils. Once established it will withstand very dry periods. White flowers appear for most of the year. It responds well to pruning and forms a neat compact hedge. Tolerant of wind, drought and salt winds.

Photo: Lorna Rose		Geraldon Wax Chamelaucium uncinatum Trees and Shrubs

	A small to medium native shrub from Western Australia reaching 1.5–2 m high with linear, narrow highly aromatic leaves up to 4 cm long. The small, pale pink flowers occur profusely in spring through to summer and darken as they age. A highly recommended cut flower, it can be picked in bud or at the full flowering stage. Several colour forms are available including 'Alba'; white, 'Purple Pride'; purple and 'University'; purplered.

Photo: Fagg, M - ANBG		Silver Cassia Senna artemisioides Trees and Shrubs

	A small woody shrub to 2 m with silvery-grey narrow leaves. Yellow flowers borne in small clusters appear in the leaf axils during spring–summer. Thrives in full-sun and prefers good drainage. Native to South Australia.