Pomaderris pilifera ssp. pilifera

Pomaderris

Spreading to upright shrub with dense grey hairy young growth.

Additional information

• FamilyRhamnaceae
• StoreyMiddle storey
• Size2-3 m x 1.5-3 m
• Plant groupingShrubs 1.5-10 m
• LeavesDeep green egg-shaped leaves 20-35 mm x 20-30 mm, paler below with minute starry hairs and few longer rusty hairs on midveins. Tip rounded, margins wavy.
• Flower colourLemon yellow
• Flowering timeSeptember to October
• FlowersPyramidal bunches of hairy flowers to 10 cm. Outer hairs greyish with scattered long hairs. Petals present.
• Bird attractingNo
• Butterfly attractingNo
• Frog habitatNo
• Growing conditionsMoist well drained soils in drier open forests and woodland east of Warburton. Frost tolerant. Periods of full sun or semi shade.
• Garden useVery floriferous shrub for underplanting. Use as screen or prune as a hedge.
• Commercially availableNo information available
• Conservation statusRare in Victoria with few known populations. Known from few areas within the Shire. East from Warburton.

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