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Sweet Pittosporum, Native Daphne

Sweet Pittosporum, Native Daphne
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Invasive Plant
Sweet Pittosporum, Native Daphne
Pittosporum undulatum
 

A native east Australian tree that grows 12 m high by 7 m wide. It has coarse grey bark and glossy green elliptical leaves. The small, white, highly fragrant flowers occur in spring and early summer. Flowers are followed by orange-tan berries in autumn, which can persist for several months. It is a hardy and adaptable plant which can withstand extended dry periods once established.

 

HOW IT SPREADS

  • It has become very invasive in home gardens and bushland, colonising moist areas such as gullies and areas of disturbed soil. It grows rapidly and quickly competing with native vegetation. Its berries are attractive to birds and can be carried quite far from the parent plant. It has become an environmental weed in high rainfall areas of Tasmania.
 
 
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Alternative Plants

Lemon or Yellow Bottlebrush
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Alternative Plant Lemon or Yellow Bottlebrush
Callistemon pallidus
Trees and Shrubs
 

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.

Lilly Pilly
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Alternative Plant Lilly Pilly
Acmena smithii minor
Trees and Shrubs
 

A dense-foliaged, medium tree that grows 8–10 m high by 6 m wide. The leaves are glossy green. Flowers are creamy-white in spring–summer followed by fleshy fruits, white to purple in colour. This is an extremely hardy plant that will grow in full-sun to partial shade. It is most often used for hedging and topiary where it can be trimmed to shape. New growth is glossy bronzered in colour, maturing to mid-green. Generally considered to be resistant to Lilly Pilly Psyllid.

Native Frangipani
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Alternative Plant Native Frangipani
Hymenosporum flavum
Trees and Shrubs
 

A fast-growing, evergreen tree to 9 m high with glossy, rich green, oval leaves. In spring this Australian native plant bears terminal clusters of very fragrant, tubular, cream flowers that age to a golden yellow. Ideal for small and large gardens, parks and road sides. Flowers best when grown in the open but will tolerate some shade. Protect young seedlings from frost. This tree will benefit from watering during extended dry periods.

 
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