Lechenaultia Prostrate Red 1.5 L
AU$14.00
Price incl. GST (10%) AU$1.27
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Product Details
Lechenaultia prostrata red form is a low-growing Western Australian native groundcover with striking red to crimson fan-shaped flowers. It spreads beautifully across the ground, making it ideal for rockeries, native gardens, retaining walls, and waterwise landscapes in Perth.
Features
- Height: around 10–25 cm
- Spread: up to 1 metre or more
- Growth habit: prostrate trailing groundcover
- Flowers: bright red to crimson fan-shaped flowers
- Flowering season: mainly winter and spring
- Foliage: fine soft green foliage
Why it is popular
- Rare and eye-catching red flowering groundcover
- Excellent drought-tolerant native plant
- Beautiful cascading habit over rocks and walls
- Attracts bees and pollinators
- Great colour contrast in native gardens
Growing conditions in Perth
Sunlight
- Full sun preferred
- Light afternoon shade acceptable during extreme summer heat
Soil
- Very well-drained sandy or gravelly soil
- Raised beds are excellent for Perth gardens
- Avoid clay and wet soil
Watering
- Moderate watering during establishment
- Drought tolerant once established
- Avoid frequent summer watering
Care tips
- Lightly prune after flowering to maintain dense growth
- Use low-phosphorus native fertiliser sparingly
- Ensure good airflow around the plant
- Do not over mulch around the crown
Best uses
- Native groundcover
- Rockeries
- Hanging baskets
- Retaining walls
- Coastal gardens
- Waterwise landscaping
Perth growing notes
This plant performs best in sunny dry positions with excellent drainage. It is ideal for Perth’s sandy soils and Mediterranean climate.
Companion plants
Pairs beautifully with:
- Lechenaultia biloba
- Eremophila glabra ‘Kalbarri Carpet’
- Anigozanthos
- Scaevola aemula
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Lechenaultia Prostrate Red 1.5 L
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