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Saloop Saltbush

This vivid-green saltbush makes a neat, mounded ground cover for dryish parts of the garden. A great plant for living mulch as it keeps the ground noticeably cool and moist underneath.

 

Will be knocked back by a heavy frost, but survives through winter under protection of a tree canopy. New seedlings often recruit on sand or gravel pathways and can be transplanted around the garden. Provides valuable refuge for small lizards such as skinks and geckoes. A low flammability plant, if old growth is pruned back in winter.

 

Scientific name
Einadia hastata
Family
Chenopodiaceae

Characteristics


Lifeform
Shrublet
Height
0.2
Width
1.0
Growth rate
Medium
Evergreen
Yes
Perennial
Yes

Growing Conditions


Full Sun
Yes
Semishade
Shade
Cold
-2
Drought tolerance
Waterlogging tolerance
Compaction
Average
Wind
Good
pH
acid

Uses


Ground cover
Yes
Screen
Shade
Container
Yes
Hedge
Windbreak
Grassy Woodland
Yes
Perennial border
Yes
Climber
Native lawn
Shrub Mass
Wetland

Biodiversity


Insect pollinator feeding
Caterpillar feeding
Bird feeding
Yes
Bird refuge
Lizard feeding
Yes
Lizard refuge
Yes
Frog refuge
Yes
Mammal feeding
Pollinators
Larvae
Butterflies
Birds
Fruit omnivores
Mammals

Flowering


Jan
Yes
Feb
Yes
Mar
Yes
Apr
May
Jun
Jul
Aug
Sep
Oct
Nov
Yes
Dec
Yes