This is a low-growing shrub with pleasant charm up to 2m high and 2.5m wide originating in Western Australia. It has small lemon-scented grey leaves and bell-shaped orange flowers in Spring. It is very drought tolerant. The best method of propagation is from tip cuttings taken in March. Soil should be rich, moist, well mulched and well composted. Backhousia citriodora has great potential for use in domestic gardens for its aesthetic value and fragrance.
- Type
- Native
- Maintenance
- Low
- Water use
- Minimal
- Lifecycle
- Perennial
- Container
- One
- Size
- Small shrubs 0.5 - 3 metres
- Root size
- 2.5 metres
- Foliage
- Evergreen
- Zones
- Moist temperate with hot summers, Semi-arid with winter rain, Moist temperate with warm summers, Winter rains with dry summers
- Soils
- Sandy, Loam, Clay
- Tolerances
- Frost, Drought
- Regions
- Central Highlands Garden, Yarra Valley Water plants
- Shade levels
- Sun/shade
- Flowering seasons
- Spring
- Colours
- Yellow, Green, Red, Orange
- Gardens
- Central Highlands Garden, Water efficient plants, Yarra Valley Water plants