{"product_id":"eremophila-debilis","title":"Winter Apple - Eremophila debilis","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\u003eWinter Apple - Eremophila debilis\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eAn eastern Australian coastal native that behaves like a groundcover rather than the shrub its family name suggests, this plant runs flat across the soil in a dense mat of bright green foliage. \u003cem\u003eEremophila debilis\u003c\/em\u003e, still often sold under its old name Myoporum debile, carries small white to pale lilac flowers through the warmer months, then produces the fleshy pink to purple fruit that gives it the common name Winter Apple. It is a tough, low, quietly attractive native for verges, embankments and any area where lawn is not wanted.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003ch4\u003eWhy Winter Apple\u003c\/h4\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eFlat Spreading Mat\u003c\/strong\u003e: Stems run along the ground and root as they go, closing over bare soil and suppressing weeds.\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eWinter Fruit\u003c\/strong\u003e: Rounded pink to purple fleshy fruit follows the flowers and sits attractively against the foliage in the cooler months.\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eCoastal Tolerance\u003c\/strong\u003e: It handles sandy soil, salt-laden wind and exposed positions on the eastern seaboard.\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eLight Foot Traffic\u003c\/strong\u003e: Tough enough to take occasional walking over, unlike most flowering groundcovers.\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eVery Low Water\u003c\/strong\u003e: Once rooted in it survives on rainfall in most coastal and temperate districts.\n\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003ch4\u003eIdeal Applications\u003c\/h4\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eVerge and Nature Strip\u003c\/strong\u003e: A low, drought-hardy native replacement for turf that needs no mowing.\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eEmbankment Cover\u003c\/strong\u003e: Its rooting runners bind loose soil on a slope.\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eUnder Established Trees\u003c\/strong\u003e: Copes with root competition and dappled light where turf thins out.\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eWall and Planter Spill\u003c\/strong\u003e: Trails over the edge of a retaining wall or raised 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 1m for a closed mat\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eSpacing (feature\/avenue):\u003c\/strong\u003e 1.2 to 1.5m where plants are to remain distinct\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eBest Planting Season:\u003c\/strong\u003e Autumn or spring in temperate districts; year round on the frost free coast\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eSoil \u0026amp; Drainage:\u003c\/strong\u003e Free draining sandy or gravelly soil; it tolerates poor and infertile ground but not heavy wet clay\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eEstablishment Care:\u003c\/strong\u003e Water weekly through the first summer while the runners knit together, then only in extended dry weather. Mulch lightly between plants until coverage closes, use a low phosphorus native fertiliser if feeding at all, and trim back the leading edges in late winter to keep it inside its bed.\n\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003ch4\u003ePlant Details\u003c\/h4\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eHeight:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.2 to 0.4m\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eWidth:\u003c\/strong\u003e 1 to 1.5m\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eGrowth Rate:\u003c\/strong\u003e Fast\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eFoliage:\u003c\/strong\u003e Evergreen\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eLight:\u003c\/strong\u003e Full sun to light shade\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNative to:\u003c\/strong\u003e Coastal eastern Australia, Queensland and New South Wales\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eFlower Colour:\u003c\/strong\u003e White to pale lilac\n\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Nursery Direct","offers":[{"title":"45L","offer_id":59795382698270,"sku":"ND-0679-45L","price":875.0,"currency_code":"AUD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1000\/2536\/8862\/files\/a7krffHXCGDtJe-4TCnOs_Vh8Y9bkq.jpg?v=1787314674","url":"https:\/\/nurserydirect.com.au\/products\/eremophila-debilis","provider":"Nursery Direct","version":"1.0","type":"link"}