Scientific Name: Lomatia silaifolia

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  • Common Name:
    Parsley Bush, Crinkle Bush
  • Type:
    Shrub
  • Family:
    PROTEACEAE
  • Flowers:
    White.
  • Vegetation Type:
    Dry Eucalypt Forest,
  • Species List:
    Emu Mt., Weyba Nature Refuge, Eumarella Rd., NNP Parkedge/Alex, Cooroibah26.4.09, TAFE
Cultural Notes

Flowers said to repel flies.||

Identification Notes

Leaves: heavily lobed, attractive ferny foliage.||Flowers in terminal racemes to 30 cm.||

Landscaping Notes

Suitable plant for appropriate soil conditions (see Vegetation type). Erect shrub for average soils in sun or part shade. ||Propagation is from seed, ripening in autumn; and it also grows readily from cuttings. . Accepts heavy pruning as it can sucker from its lignotuber and can be made bushier by this means.||Successfully propagated by Coolum Community Native Nursery.||Successfully propagated by Tin Can Bay City Farm Nursery.||Successfully propagated by Barung Landcare||