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Pine-leaved geebung Persoonia pinifolia
When it flowers
- January, flowering
- February, flowering
- March, flowering
- April, flowering
- May, not flowering
- June, not flowering
- July, not flowering
- August, not flowering
- September, not flowering
- October, not flowering
- November, not flowering
- December, flowering
Graceful shrub with soft, pine-like leaves and golden flower spikes in summer and autumn.
A soft, weeping shrub from the Sydney region with fine, bright green leaves. Long spikes of small yellow flowers appear at the branch tips in summer and autumn, followed by green fruit that birds eat.
In the garden
- Attracts
- Birds and pollinating insects
- Flowers
- Long spikes of small golden-yellow flowers at the branch tips.
- Leaves
- Fine, soft, pine-like bright green leaves.
Growing conditions
- Climate
- Subtropical and temperate
- Light
- Full sun to part shade
- Soil
- Sandy and loam
- Drainage
- Needs good drainage
- Frost
- Light frost
- Water
- Very drought tolerant
Planting and care
- Grown from
- Cuttings
Planting
Sun or part shade in sandy, very well-drained soil. Slow to establish and dislikes root disturbance.
Pruning
Little pruning needed. Cut stems for the vase.
Care
Use a low-phosphorus native fertiliser, if any. Water through dry spells in the first year; established plants rarely need it.
Where it comes from
- Family
- Proteaceae
- Order
- Proteales
- Native to
- New South Wales
- Natural range
- Sandstone heath and woodland around Sydney and the Blue Mountains.
Where to buy
Specialist native nurseries.
We don't have stockists listed for this plant yet. Local native nurseries are often the best place to ask.
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Further reading
- Persoonia pinifolia on the Atlas of Living Australia (Atlas of Living Australia)
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