This is a ground-cover plant with fleshy green leaves and white flowers in summer, both frost and drought tolerant. This plant has trailing stems to about 1m or more and the leaves are green or grey in colour. Its flowers are white and are borne in summer. Myoporum parvifolium grows to about 1m in height and the width is unlimited. The plant can be effectively hedged and formally shaped.
- Type
- Native
- Maintenance
- Low
- Water use
- Moderate
- Lifecycle
- Perennial
- Container
- Zero
- Size
- Grass and Groundcover
- Root size
- 2.5 metres
- Foliage
- Evergreen
- Zones
- Semi-arid with summer rain, Moist temperate with hot summers, Arid interior, Semi-arid with winter rain, Moist temperate with warm summers, Winter rains with dry summers
- Soils
- Sandy, Loam, Clay
- Regions
- Yarra Valley Water plants, Alice Water Smart, Wagga Wagga (Water Wise), Melbourne International Flower and Garden Show 2011
- Shade levels
- Full sun, Sun/shade
- Flowering seasons
- Summer
- Colours
- Green, White
- Gardens
- Formal