Bauera rubioides
Wiry Bauera, River or Dog Rose
Wiry, densely scrambling hairy shrub.
Additional information
- FamilyCunoniaceae
- StoreyLower storey
- Size1-2 m x 1-2 m
- Plant groupingShrubs to 2m
- LeavesPairs of leaves divided into 3 narrow, toothed, stalkless leaflets, appearing as a ring of 6 leaves. Leaflets to 12 mm long.
- Flower colourPink to white
- Flowering timemost of the year especially spring-summer
- FlowersMasses of cup-shaped to open flowers on long stalks.
- Bird attractingNo
- Butterfly attractingNo
- Frog habitatNo
- Growing conditionsMoist soils, tolerating brief winter inundation in heathland and heathy forest. Frost and snow tolerant. Partial, dappled and full shade.
- Garden useExcellent understorey plant for moist shady gardens with a good display of flowers. Prostrate forms are also available commercially. Provide a good living mulch.
- Commercially availableAustralian plant & indigenous nurseries
- Conservation statusLocally common within its preferred growing conditions
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