This sweet-smelling open shrub is quite ungainly when young but becomes more attractive when mature, growing up to 2.5m. Its branches are thorny and flowers-- produced in summer--are creamy-white in colour and fragranced. It produces brown fruits after flowering and is attractive to butterflies. Very hardy in a wide range of soils and conditions, it is found in all Australian states and territories but the Northern Territory. Sweet Bursaria is a member of the Pittosporaceae family.
Type
Native
Maintenance
Medium
Water use
Minimal
Lifecycle
Perennial
Container
One
Size
Small shrubs 0.5 - 3 metres
Root size
4 metres
Foliage
Deciduous
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
Tolerances
Frost
Regions
Central Highlands Garden,
Yarra Valley Water plants