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SFTC Honey Bee Collection 4


$9.95

This collection of honeybee attracting seed contains:

  • Currajong
  • Old Man Banksia
  • Blue Gum
  • Small Leaf Paperbark

Detailed germination notes are enclosed in the packet, and each of the 4 sachets contains a minimum of 12 seeds.

Description

Asterotrichion discolor

Currajong

  • Bushy upright shrub 2.5-3.0m
  • Growth rate fast.
  • Use for screen, windbreak, septic outflows.
  • Any soils including very wet.
  • Full sun to part shade.
  • Very frost hardy.
  • Very drought tolerant.
  • Very wind firm.
  • White flowers in winter.
  • Tip prune only.
  • Good for waste water treatment systems.
  • Bee attracting.

Eucalyptus globulus

Blue Gum

  • Spreading tall tree 20.0 m
  • Growth rate very fast.
  • Use for revegetation, shelterbelt.
  • Any soils.
  • Full sun.
  • Very frost hardy.
  • Very drought tolerant.
  • Very wind firm.
  • Flowers in spring.
  • Good honey tree.
  • Bird habitat.
  • Tasmanian floral emblem.
  • Bee attracting.

Banksia serrata

Old Man Banksia

  • Medium shrub to tall tree 3.0-5.0m
  • Growth rate medium.
  • Use for screen, windbreak, specimen, bonsai.
  • Any soils with fair drainage.
  • Full sun to part shade.
  • Frost tender when young.
  • Very drought tolerant.
  • Very wind firm.
  • Flowers in summer.
  • Prune to shape.
  • Excellent cut flower.
  • Bee attracting.
  • Bird attracting.

Melaleuca gibbosa

Small Leaf Paperbark

  • Dense rounded shrub 1.0-1.2 m
  • Growth rate fast.
  • Use for screen, hedge, specimen.
  • Any soils wet or dry.
  • Full sun to part shade.
  • Very frost hardy.
  • Very drought tolerant.
  • Very wind firm.
  • Flowers in spring and summer.
  • Clips well as a hedge.
  • Bee attracting.
  • Bird and butterfly attracting.

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