Southern Harvest
Quality seeds for kitchen, flower and native gardeners
Xmas & New Year Break: We are closed from Thursday 19th December 2024, re-opening on Wednesday 8th January 2025.
We will still be taking orders and mail them out upon re-opening. Have a great Xmas & New Year : )
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Botanical Name
Bursaria spinosa
A hardy native tree or shrub (3-8m) of eastern and southern Australia (including Tas.). A prolific flowerer with sweetly scented creamy-white flowers borne in dense panicles, flowering around Christmas, hence another common name of Christmas bush. The fragrant flowers attract many insects and make a unique sweet honey. A hardy tree that can handle frost and drought. It also provides valuable habitat to native birds. 40 seeds.
Drought Resistant
Sunlight
Full
Frost Resilience
Frost Hardy
Lifespan
Perennial
Climate
Cold
Temperate
Tropics/SubTropics
GermType
Cold germinating seeds
Sow Method
Transplant
Sowing Instructions
Sow in deep pots to transplant later. Germination can be erratic (3-4 weeks of cold treatment at ~3oC) and can take 4-8 weeks. Transplant once seedlings are 10+cm.
Sowing Periods
Cool Climate Periods
Jun 1st to Sep 30th
Temperate Climate Periods
May 1st to Sep 30th
Tropical & Sub-Tropical Climate Periods
May 1st to Jul 31st