{"product_id":"breynia-sp-ironstone-range","title":"Breynia sp. Ironstone Range","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003ePrice includes everything:\u003c\/strong\u003e the plant, free delivery and professional installation by our planting team. One price, whole job done.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003eBreynia sp. Ironstone Range\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThis is a north Queensland rainforest shrub still carried under a collection name rather than a published species epithet, which is common for plants in this group. Like other Australian \u003cem\u003eBreynia\u003c\/em\u003e, it grows as a softly layered, fine leaved understorey shrub, holding its small leaves in flat sprays along arching stems. It is grown for foliage texture in warm climate gardens rather than for any flower display, and it fills the middle layer beneath palms and rainforest trees where a coarser shrub would look heavy.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003ch4\u003eWhy This Breynia\u003c\/h4\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eFine layered foliage\u003c\/strong\u003e: Small leaves held in flat horizontal sprays give a light, fern like texture.\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eUnderstorey performance\u003c\/strong\u003e: It grows naturally in filtered rainforest light, so it fills shaded positions that defeat sun loving shrubs.\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eResponds to clipping\u003c\/strong\u003e: Regular trimming thickens it into a soft informal hedge rather than a hard formal one.\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eHumidity loving\u003c\/strong\u003e: It is at home in the humid tropics and subtropics where many temperate shrubs struggle.\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eFrost tender\u003c\/strong\u003e: It needs a frost free position, which limits it to coastal Queensland, the Northern Territory Top End and warm northern New South Wales.\n\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003ch4\u003eIdeal Applications\u003c\/h4\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eRainforest understorey\u003c\/strong\u003e: Massed beneath established canopy it creates the middle layer a tropical planting usually lacks.\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eInformal screen\u003c\/strong\u003e: In warm coastal gardens it forms a soft green divider between spaces.\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eShaded courtyard\u003c\/strong\u003e: It holds foliage quality in the low light of a walled or roofed courtyard.\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNative mixed planting\u003c\/strong\u003e: It combines with other tropical natives in a habitat style bed.\n\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003ch4\u003eSpecimen \u0026amp; Installation\u003c\/h4\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eSpacing (screening\/hedge):\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.8 to 1.2m\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eSpacing (feature\/avenue):\u003c\/strong\u003e 2 to 3m\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eBest Planting Season:\u003c\/strong\u003e Any time in the tropics; spring to early autumn further south\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eSoil \u0026amp; Drainage:\u003c\/strong\u003e Moist, organic rich soil that still drains freely; it dislikes both drought and stagnant water\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eEstablishment Care:\u003c\/strong\u003e Keep the root zone consistently moist for the first two wet and dry cycles, watering twice weekly through any dry period. Mulch heavily with leaf litter or bark to hold humidity at the base, and shelter young plants from hot dry wind, which browns the fine foliage faster than sun does.\n\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003ch4\u003ePlant Details\u003c\/h4\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eHeight:\u003c\/strong\u003e 2 to 4m\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eWidth:\u003c\/strong\u003e 1.5 to 3m\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eGrowth Rate:\u003c\/strong\u003e Moderate\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eFoliage:\u003c\/strong\u003e Evergreen\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eLight:\u003c\/strong\u003e Filtered light to morning sun; full sun only in humid coastal areas\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNative to:\u003c\/strong\u003e Tropical north Queensland\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eFlower Colour:\u003c\/strong\u003e Insignificant, small and greenish\n\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Nursery Direct","offers":[{"title":"45L","offer_id":59795292520734,"sku":"ND-0267-45L","price":800.0,"currency_code":"AUD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1000\/2536\/8862\/files\/zGUy0j31BYgkNF0VtXHXR_iDZQXVrH.jpg?v=1787312922","url":"https:\/\/nurserydirect.com.au\/products\/breynia-sp-ironstone-range","provider":"Nursery Direct","version":"1.0","type":"link"}