{"product_id":"melicope-rubra-blush","title":"Blush Little Evodia - Melicope rubra ‘Blush’","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\u003eBlush Little Evodia - Melicope rubra ‘Blush’\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e‘Blush’ is the softer toned selection of \u003cem\u003eMelicope rubra\u003c\/em\u003e, carrying pale pink flower clusters where the standard form is a deeper rose red. Everything else that makes the little evodia valuable stays the same: flowers borne directly on the trunk and older branches, glossy three-part leaves, a slim upright frame, and its role as the larval food plant of the Ulysses butterfly. The paler flower makes it easier to combine with white, cream and silver planting schemes in tropical gardens.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003ch4\u003eWhy Blush Little Evodia\u003c\/h4\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePale flower tone\u003c\/strong\u003e: Blush pink clusters sit more quietly in a planting scheme than the vivid red of the standard form.\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eTrunk borne blooms\u003c\/strong\u003e: Flowers emerge from the trunk and mature wood, putting colour at standing eye level.\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eButterfly host\u003c\/strong\u003e: It supports the full life cycle of the Ulysses butterfly, not just visiting adults.\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eCompact rainforest form\u003c\/strong\u003e: The narrow canopy and modest height suit small tropical courtyards and side gardens.\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eFiltered light tolerance\u003c\/strong\u003e: As a rainforest understorey species it performs in dappled shade where flowering exotics thin out.\n\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003ch4\u003eIdeal Applications\u003c\/h4\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eSmall tropical courtyard\u003c\/strong\u003e: Its slim habit means it can be placed within a couple of metres of a wall or fence.\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eWildlife corridor planting\u003c\/strong\u003e: Included in a native mix it adds a specific and uncommon butterfly resource.\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eLayered rainforest bed\u003c\/strong\u003e: It fills the middle storey beneath taller canopy trees in a mixed native garden.\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eSoft colour scheme\u003c\/strong\u003e: The blush flowers work with white gardenias, cream cordylines and silver foliage plants.\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 2.5m\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eSpacing (feature\/avenue):\u003c\/strong\u003e 3 to 4m\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eBest Planting Season:\u003c\/strong\u003e Early wet season in the tropics, spring in frost free subtropical gardens\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eSoil \u0026amp; Drainage:\u003c\/strong\u003e Deep, organically rich, moisture retentive soil with free drainage. Poor sandy ground and compacted clay both limit it badly.\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eEstablishment Care:\u003c\/strong\u003e Keep the root zone damp with two or three waterings a week through the first dry season, easing back once the tree is clearly growing away. Mulch thickly with leaf litter, protect young plants from hot afternoon sun and strong wind, and avoid insecticides entirely if you want the butterflies the tree is grown for.\n\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003ch4\u003ePlant Details\u003c\/h4\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eHeight:\u003c\/strong\u003e 4 to 6m\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eWidth:\u003c\/strong\u003e 3 to 4m\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 Full sun to dappled shade\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNative to:\u003c\/strong\u003e Rainforests of north eastern Queensland (parent species)\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eFlower Colour:\u003c\/strong\u003e Soft blush pink\n\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Nursery Direct","offers":[{"title":"45L","offer_id":59795335315742,"sku":"ND-1205-45L","price":800.0,"currency_code":"AUD","in_stock":true},{"title":"100L","offer_id":59795335348510,"sku":"ND-1205-100L","price":1250.0,"currency_code":"AUD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1000\/2536\/8862\/files\/cS9JpdLXw4k6npZxMKVM3_QGfu3SZP.jpg?v=1787313542","url":"https:\/\/nurserydirect.com.au\/products\/melicope-rubra-blush","provider":"Nursery Direct","version":"1.0","type":"link"}