Native to Tasmania, NSW, ACT and Victoria. It is a widely grown ornamental plant which performs exceptionally well in cultivation. It is an upright, hardy shrub to 3 m high by 2 m wide with slender spreading branches making it an ideal specimen or screen plant. The fresh lemon coloured brushes present a pleasing contrast to the grey-green foliage. This frost-hardy plant will grow in moist soils in full-sun or part-shade and will withstand moderate exposure to salt laden winds.