{"product_id":"eucalyptus-dolichorhyncha","title":"Fuchsia Mallee - Eucalyptus dolichorhyncha","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\u003eFuchsia Mallee - Eucalyptus dolichorhyncha\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe Fuchsia Mallee is grown for its buds as much as its flowers. \u003cem\u003eEucalyptus dolichorhyncha\u003c\/em\u003e produces long, narrow, pendulous scarlet buds that hang from the branches like small lanterns for weeks before splitting to release a brush of yellow stamens, followed by deeply ribbed red fruit. It is a small multi stemmed mallee from the semi arid inland of southern Western Australia, which makes it a specialist plant for dry, hot, low humidity gardens rather than a general purpose eucalypt.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003ch4\u003eWhy Fuchsia Mallee\u003c\/h4\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePendulous Red Buds\u003c\/strong\u003e: The elongated hanging buds are ornamental in their own right and hold on the plant far longer than the open flower.\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eSmall Mallee Scale\u003c\/strong\u003e: Multiple slender stems from a lignotuber keep it at large shrub size, safe to plant near a house or courtyard.\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eRibbed Fruit\u003c\/strong\u003e: Prominent square shouldered, deeply ribbed capsules follow the flowers and are widely used in cut arrangements.\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eArid Adaptation\u003c\/strong\u003e: It handles heat, reflected glare and extended dry periods that would defeat most ornamental flowering shrubs.\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eExtended Season\u003c\/strong\u003e: Flowering is concentrated in the warmer months but buds and fruit give year round interest.\n\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003ch4\u003eIdeal Applications\u003c\/h4\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDry Climate Feature Shrub\u003c\/strong\u003e: A single plant against gravel or crushed rock in a waterwise garden carries the planting through summer.\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eInland and Mediterranean Gardens\u003c\/strong\u003e: Suits the drier parts of South Australia, Victoria, Western Australia and inland New South Wales.\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eCut Flower and Foliage\u003c\/strong\u003e: Buds, flowers and gumnuts are all valued for arrangements, and cutting doubles as light pruning.\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNectar Planting\u003c\/strong\u003e: Honeyeaters work the open flowers, and the low mallee habit brings them to eye level.\n\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003ch4\u003eSpecimen \u0026amp; Installation\u003c\/h4\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eSpacing (screening\/hedge):\u003c\/strong\u003e 2 to 3m\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eSpacing (feature\/avenue):\u003c\/strong\u003e 3 to 4m\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eBest Planting Season:\u003c\/strong\u003e Spring and early autumn, avoiding cold wet soil conditions.\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eSoil \u0026amp; Drainage:\u003c\/strong\u003e Requires very free draining sandy, gravelly or loamy soil in an open sunny position. Heavy clay and humid, sheltered corners will kill it. Do not fertilise with phosphorus.\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eEstablishment Care:\u003c\/strong\u003e Water sparingly but deeply, roughly every two weeks in the first summer, then withdraw irrigation altogether. Use a gravel or coarse mineral mulch rather than a moisture holding organic one, since this species is far more likely to be lost to collar rot than to drought.\n\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003ch4\u003ePlant Details\u003c\/h4\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eHeight:\u003c\/strong\u003e 2 to 5m\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eWidth:\u003c\/strong\u003e 2 to 4m\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eGrowth Rate:\u003c\/strong\u003e Moderate to fast\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eFoliage:\u003c\/strong\u003e Evergreen\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eLight:\u003c\/strong\u003e Full sun\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNative to:\u003c\/strong\u003e Southern inland Western Australia\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eFlower Colour:\u003c\/strong\u003e Yellow stamens emerging from scarlet red buds\n\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Nursery Direct","offers":[{"title":"400mm","offer_id":59795366248734,"sku":"ND-0690-400MM","price":800.0,"currency_code":"AUD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1000\/2536\/8862\/files\/X-5g2ohPI5n_hWv8btVs7_y4NeBS1g.jpg?v=1787314316","url":"https:\/\/nurserydirect.com.au\/products\/eucalyptus-dolichorhyncha","provider":"Nursery Direct","version":"1.0","type":"link"}