Prices:

	Each	20 or more
2.5L Pot	$9.50	$9.00

Details:

Type:	Shrub
Growth Rate:	Fast
Mature Height:	2 m
Mature Width:	2 m
Site Condition:	Coastal, Exposed, Frost Tolerant, Sandy Soil, Waterways
Sun:	Full Sun
Drainage:	Dry
Frosts:	Hardy
Features:	Drought tolerant. Attractive to insects and bees. Colorful perennial. Rongoa. Flower colour: White, Violet/Purple. Foliage colour: Green. Fruit colour: Red. Native. Suitable restoration species.

Carmichaelia australis, commonly called Common Broom or Makaka, is a small to large shrub with spreading erect and flattened to round photosynthetic stems. Meaning that instead of leaves the stems are flattened to catch the sunlight. It is a hardy fast growing upright broom. From spring through to summer, it has small 5-6 mm white flowers with purple veins and sometimes has purple centres. The seeds are yellow, orange or red often with black dots. The seeds are distributed when the seedpod bursts so the seed travels only short distances, compared to wind and bird-dispersed seed. Attractive to bees. Evergreen. Prefers full sun and tolerates dry, windy and cold sites. Hardy.

Habitat: Coastal to montane, on river terraces, stream banks, colluvium, rock outcrops, talus and fan toe slopes, among tussock grassland and grey scrub, on the edge and margins of dense bush, forest, and in swamps.

Flowering: Spring - Summer [October - February]
Fruiting:    Summer - Autumn [November - May]