Petalostigma triloculare
“Cracker Bush”
SHRUB 3 TO 15 METRES TALLSpreading shrub or small tree with greyish trunk and soft oval shaped glossy dark green leaves. Bears highly perfumed green to cream flowers Dec/May followed by attractive orange fruit. Hardy, but frost tender. Leaves eaten by Copper Jewel Butterfly.
| Suitability | |
|---|---|
| Category | Medium Shrubs up to 5m |
| Family | Euphorbiaceae |
| Aspect | Full Sun / Filtered Sun |
| Soil | Adaptable |
| Habitat | Dry Sclerophyll Forest |
| Features | |
| Frost Tolerant Plants, Perfumed Flowering Plants, Seaside Plantings | |
| Localities | |
| Enoggera Catchment, Ipswich area, Pine Rivers, Sunshine Coast district, Upper Brisbane Valley - Water courses | |
