Persoonia – Wholesale Nurseries

Wholesale Persoonia Nurseries

Persoonia are a group of small shrubs to trees suitable for landscaping purposes. The prostrate Persoonia pinifolius is one form, Persoonia chamaepitys and others are useful as well. Wholesale Nurseries stock a number of varieties in sizes from tubestock to advanced plants.

The most widely grown species is P. chamaepitys. Reaching less than 20cm in height it makes a good ground cover plant. Upright spikes of foliage on a drought tolerant easy care plant. Used in landscaping where it can be allowed to flow over a rock or a low garden wall.

Summary

Most popular landscaping varieties are used as ground cover plants. All species are low maintenance requiring little pruning. All are reasonably drought tolerant once established.

• Full sun to a little light shade.
• Well drained soil.
• Use a specialist native plant fertiliser in spring.

Persoonia Varieties.

• Persoonia pinifolius – Also known as the Pine Leafed Geebung, this is a large shrub that can reach 3 – 4m in height. The narrow needle like foliage give it the common name. Yellow flowers hang in bracts in summer.
• Persoonia chamaepitys – This is a prostrate form sometimes called the ‘Mountain Geebung’. Excellent ground cover plant.
• Persoonia juniperina – Commonly called the ‘Prickly Geebung’. Relatively low growing to around .75m. Flowers appear in the leaf axils. 
• Persoonia stradbrokensis – Broad leaves and tall growing, more of a small tree reaching around 5m in height.
• Persoonia lineraris – Narrow leaves and fairly upright in habit, reaching around 3m in height.

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