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Mickey Mouse Plant

Mickey Mouse Plant
Photo: Sheldon Navie
Invasive Plant
Mickey Mouse Plant
Ochna serrulata
 

An open shrub growing 2-3m in height. Leaves are mid green, glossy, finely toothed with wavy margins. Spring flowers are butter yellow and mildly perfumed. The flowers are followed by 8mm long black berries held on a fleshy red receptacle.

 

HOW IT SPREADS

  • The fruit are very attractive to birds and once eaten are distributed widely into natural bushland.
  • Seeds germinate readily in sun or shade and are persistent and difficult to eradicate.
 
 
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Other superior selections include;

  • Excoecaria cochinchinensis 'Garden Clown' - Chinese Croton
  • Ixora chinensis 'Prince of Orange' and other cultivars
  • Grevillea hybrids

Ask your local retailer for more superior selections

 

Alternative Plants

Dwarf Bottlebrush
Photo: Macbird Floraprint
Alternative Plant Dwarf Bottlebrush
Melaleuca 'Little John' Syn. Callistemon 'Little John'
Trees and Shrubs
 

Low growing bottlebrush easily kept to 1m although when not pruned, in ideal conditions it might reach 3m in height. Interesting grey green foliage and short upright red brushes in spring and autumn make this an excellent garden plant.

Gardenia
Photo: Macbird Floraprint
Alternative Plant Gardenia
Gardenia jasminoides 'Ocean Pearl'
Trees and Shrubs
 

An excellent cultivar of the ever popular Gardenia. Densely foliaged forming a compact rounded shrub to 1m with glossy green leaves. It is covered in double white highly fragrant flowers throughout the warmer months.

Native Fuchsia
Photo: Norwood
Alternative Plant Native Fuchsia
Graptophyllum excelsum
Trees and Shrubs
 

An Australian native that can reach 6-8m but is often kept to 1.5m in cultivation. It has dark green glossy leaves and abundant rich red tubular flowers in summer. The flowers are attractive to nectar feeding birds. This fantastic plant should be more widely used, making an excellent specimen or effective hedge.

 
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