Wikstroemia indica
“Tie Bush”
SHRUB 1 TO 2 METRES TALLSlender, understorey plant with smooth bark, which tears into tough ‘bootlace’ strips. Bark is bush medicine for sores. Dark green foliage, pale yellow flowers & shiny bright red berries Both leaves & fruit are toxic to livestock & humans.
| Suitability | |
|---|---|
| Category | Small Shrubs up to 2m |
| Family | Thymelaeceae |
| Aspect | Full Shade / Filtered Sun |
| Soil | Adaptable, Moist |
| Habitat | Wallum |
| Features | |
| Creek Species, Frost Tolerant Plants, Narrow Area & Fence Plantings, Toxic Plants | |
| Localities | |
| Banyo, Bracken Ridge, Bridgeman Downs, Carseldine, Cubberla Creek, Eagle Farm, Eagle Junction, Enoggera Catchment, Fitzgibbon, Hamilton, Hendra, Kalinga, Logan City, Lota, Manly, Manly West, Northgate, Pine Rivers, South Stradbroke Island, Sunshine Coast district, Taigum, Toombul, Wynnum, Zillmere | |
