This small shrub has upright reddish woody branched stems that form a bushy rounded habit. It has dark green narrow lanced-shaped leaves and the small white flowers appear in clusters throughout summer.

Hardiness zones 8 to 11

Platysace lanceolatais naturally found in Australia from Queensland to New South Wales and Victoria growing in shrubland, heath and on established dunes.

It prefers an open sunny position but will tolerate shade and grows on moderately fertile sandy soils and is frost and drought tolerant.

The Lance-leaf Platysace is grown for its foliage and is planted in small gardens or bushland settings. It is also used as an understorey in wooded areas establishing in 1 to 2 years. It is suitable for coastal or inland regions and may be planted in roof gardens requiring little care.ID 2711

Platysace(plă-tee-sa-see) lanceolata(lan-SEE-o-la-ta)

Apiaceae (ay-pee-AY-see-ee)
(Umbelliferae)
Carrot family