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Mouse Ears

Mouse Ears is an easy-to-grow, large shrub with attractive, needle-like foliage and showy red flowers.

Large Shrub Excellent Screening Plant Prickly Characters

Noongar Name: Unknown

Scientific Name: Calothamnus rupestris 


Performance: Easy to grow

Size: Large shrub with a maximum height 3m

Flower: Red

Flowering Time: Makuru-Kambarang (Jul-Nov)

Natural Distribution: Grows locally in the Perth region

Growing at a Glance

See Growing Guide for more detail

Position: Adaptable to sunny and light-shade positions

Watering: A waterwise, drought-hardy plant.

Feeding: Fertiliser not required.

Pruning: Tip pruning a couple of times a year.

Invited Guests

This provides habitat for Invertebrates, Birds, Reptiles, Frogs, and Mammals

 

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