Kunzea ambigua ‘prostrate’ is a wonderful low maintenance shrub with a ground covering habit. It has profuse, white sweetly scented flowers in spring, and fine aromatic bright green foliage. It grows to a metre and a half wide, and half a metre tall. It attracts nectar feeders. Drought and frost tolerant once established, and rarely troubled by pests or disease.
Kunzea ambigua ‘Prostrate’ – Tick Bush
Plant Information
Plant Type - Small shrub, Ground cover
Common Name - Tick Bush
Scientific Name - Kunzea ambigua
Family - Myrtaceae
Cultivar Name - Prostrate
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Minimum Height - 0.3
Maximum Height - 0.6
Minimum Width - 0.5
Maximum Width - 1.5
Flower Colour - White
Flowering Time - Spring
pH Level - Acid, Neutral, Alkaline
Soil Type - Loamy, Sandy loam, Clay loam, Saline, Poor soil
Plant Environment - Low maintenance garden, Courtyard, Container growing, Cottage garden, Flower garden, Coastal garden, Drought resistant
Climate Zone - Warm temperate, Cool temperate, Mediterranean
Light - Sunny, Light shade
Growth Habit - Evergreen, Dense foliage, Spreading
Life Span - Perennial
Soil Moisture - Well-drained, Moist moderate drainage
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Frost Tolerance - Tolerates light frost
Plant Usage - Groundcover, Feature plant, Fragrant
Special Uses - Fragrant oils, Bonsai, Erosion control, Honey producing plant, Fast growing, Playground friendly
Attracts Wildlife - Bees, Nectar eating birds, Butterflies, Other insects
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