Homalanthus nutans
“Native Bleeding Heart”
SHRUB FROM 4 TO 6 METRES TALL
Rainforest pioneer, very fast growing with large heart-shaped leaves, older leaves turning deep red. Tiny cream flowers in Spring to Summer, followed by 2-lobed green – purple fruit which attracts many different birds. Useful for re-vegetation projects and starting rainforest gardens.
| Suitability | |
|---|---|
| Category | Small Trees up to 10m |
| Family | Euphorbiaceae |
| Aspect | Full Sun / Filtered Sun |
| Soil | Moist, Well-drained |
| Habitat | Sub-Tropical Rainforest |
| Features | |
| Bird Attracting, Creek Species, Dry Rainforest, Fast Growing, Rainforest Garden Plants | |
| Localities | |
| Annerley, Archerfield, Ascot, Buranda, Burbank, Camp Hill, Carina, Carina Heights, Carindale, Chandler, Coopers Plains, Enoggera Catchment, Gumdale, Hemmant, Ipswich area, Logan City, MacKenzie, Mansfield, Moorooka, Mt Coot-tha, Mt Gravatt, Mt Gravatt East, Murarrie, Nathan, Pine Rivers, Priestdale, Queensport, Ransome, Rocklea, Salisbury, Seven Hills, Seventeen Mile Rocks, Sumner, Sunshine Coast district, The Gap, Tingalpa, Trinder Park, Wakerley, Wynnum West, Yeerongpilly, Yeronga | |
