{"product_id":"eucalyptus-lansdowneana-albopurpurea","title":"Purple Mallee - Eucalyptus lansdowneana subsp. albopurpurea","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\u003ePurple Mallee - Eucalyptus lansdowneana subsp. albopurpurea\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThis is the South Australian coastal form of the purple flowered mallee, and it produces some of the largest and deepest coloured flowers of any eucalypt at garden scale. \u003cem\u003eEucalyptus lansdowneana\u003c\/em\u003e subsp. \u003cem\u003ealbopurpurea\u003c\/em\u003e grows as a mallee or small tree with smooth shedding grey bark, and flowers in shades from deep magenta pink through purple red, occasionally white, across the cooler months. It is planted where an owner wants a genuine native tree that flowers with the intensity of an exotic.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003ch4\u003eWhy Purple Mallee\u003c\/h4\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eRare flower colour\u003c\/strong\u003e: Deep pink to purple red blooms are unusual in the genus and hold well through autumn, winter and into spring.\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eCompact scale\u003c\/strong\u003e: A mallee habit keeps it within suburban proportions rather than the 20m of a typical gum.\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eSmooth bark\u003c\/strong\u003e: Grey to pinkish bark sheds in ribbons to leave a clean, pale multi stemmed trunk structure.\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eCoastal hardiness\u003c\/strong\u003e: Its natural range on Kangaroo Island and the Eyre Peninsula means it copes with salt wind and thin calcareous soils.\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eBird value\u003c\/strong\u003e: Nectar heavy flowers over winter attract honeyeaters and lorikeets.\n\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003ch4\u003eIdeal Applications\u003c\/h4\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eSmall feature tree\u003c\/strong\u003e: Sized for a suburban front garden where a full eucalypt would be out of scale.\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDry coastal planting\u003c\/strong\u003e: Suits exposed South Australian and Western Australian gardens on limestone influenced sand.\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNative flowering group\u003c\/strong\u003e: Planted in threes it gives a long winter colour block with correas and eremophilas beneath.\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eVerge and nature strip\u003c\/strong\u003e: Multi stemmed and modest in height, it works where overhead services rule out larger trees.\n\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003ch4\u003eSpecimen \u0026amp; Installation\u003c\/h4\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eSpacing (screening\/hedge):\u003c\/strong\u003e 2.5 to 3.5m for an informal native barrier\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eSpacing (feature\/avenue):\u003c\/strong\u003e 4 to 6m\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eBest Planting Season:\u003c\/strong\u003e Autumn to early winter in Mediterranean climates; early spring where frosts are hard\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eSoil \u0026amp; Drainage:\u003c\/strong\u003e Free draining sandy or gravelly soil, tolerant of alkaline and limestone profiles; it fails in heavy wet clay\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eEstablishment Care:\u003c\/strong\u003e Water fortnightly through the first summer, deeply rather than often, then leave it to the rainfall. Use coarse mineral mulch instead of rich compost and avoid high phosphorus fertiliser entirely.\n\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003ch4\u003ePlant Details\u003c\/h4\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eHeight:\u003c\/strong\u003e 3 to 6m, occasionally taller on sheltered sites\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eWidth:\u003c\/strong\u003e 3 to 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\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNative to:\u003c\/strong\u003e Kangaroo Island and the southern Eyre Peninsula, South Australia\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eFlower Colour:\u003c\/strong\u003e Deep pink to purple red, occasionally white\n\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Nursery Direct","offers":[{"title":"400mm","offer_id":59795341902110,"sku":"ND-0696-400MM","price":800.0,"currency_code":"AUD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1000\/2536\/8862\/files\/Bj7UsHIWTS7kFi6HDl7Nb_U8hly4LJ.jpg?v=1787313784","url":"https:\/\/nurserydirect.com.au\/products\/eucalyptus-lansdowneana-albopurpurea","provider":"Nursery Direct","version":"1.0","type":"link"}